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School feeding reduces anemia prevalence in adolescent girls and other vulnerable household members in a cluster randomized controlled trial in Uganda

Food for education (FFE) programs that include school meals are widely used to improve school participation and performance, but evidence on nutritional benefits is limited. This study tested whether food fortified with multiple micronutrients provided in FFE programs reduced anemia prevalence of pr...

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Main Authors: Adelman, Sarah W., Gilligan, Daniel O., Konde-Lule, Joseph, Alderman, Harold
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2019
Subjects:
internally displaced persons
anaemia
child nutrition
adolescents
school feeding
restricted feeding
preschool children
nutrition
trace elements
child feeding
food fortification
women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145730
Summary:Food for education (FFE) programs that include school meals are widely used to improve school participation and performance, but evidence on nutritional benefits is limited. This study tested whether food fortified with multiple micronutrients provided in FFE programs reduced anemia prevalence of primary-school-age adolescent girls, adult women, and preschool children.

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