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The impact of animal source food (ASF) on the growth of malnourished children in Bachok, Kelantan: randomized controlled intervention trial


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Naser, Ihab Ali and Abdul Jalil, Rohana and Wan Muda, Wan Abdul Manan and Wan Nik, Wan Suriati and Mohd Shariff, Zalilah and Abdullah, Mohamed Rusli (2014) The impact of animal source food (ASF) on the growth of malnourished children in Bachok, Kelantan: randomized controlled intervention trial. Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 4 (6). art. no. 321. pp. 1-6. ISSN 2155-9600

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Animal Source Food on the growth of Malaysian malnourished children in Bachok Kelantan. Method: A six months Animal Source Food (ASF) intervention trial was carried out with 90 malnourished children, aged 2-10 years, from food insecure households in Bachok, Malaysian. Children were randomized into three groups: Milk Group (n=30) consumed two boxes of 250 ml milk daily over the study period, Egg Group (n=30) received two eggs daily and Control Group (n=30) children who did not receive any food intervention. Anthropometric data were collected at baseline, after 3 and 6 months of the intervention trial. Results: Over the 6 months study period there was a significant increase in children’s height for all groups (Milk Group; 3.62 cm; p<0.001, Egg Group; 3.51 cm , p<0.001, Control Group; 2.55 cm, p<0.001), weight (Milk Group; 1.72 kg; p<0.001, Egg Group; 1.67 kg, p<0.001, Control Group; 0.87 kg. p<0.001), and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) (Milk Group; 0.80 cm; p<0.001, Egg Group; 0.78 cm, p<0.001, Control Group; 0.31 cm; p=0.023). Conclusion: The impact of the intervention was positive but the effectiveness was not large enough to define as success of the intervention program.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9600.1000321
Publisher: OMICS International
Keywords: Malnutrition; Intervention; Milk; Eggs; Bachok
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 17 May 2016 07:51
Last Modified: 17 May 2016 07:51
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35708
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