Assessing equity in effects of nutritional supplementation for child growth, development, and anemia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationTampere University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationJohns Hopkins University
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Bank
cg.contributor.affiliationZvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research
cg.contributor.affiliationWashington University in St. Louis
cg.contributor.affiliationStanford University
cg.contributor.affiliationKamuzu University of Health Sciences Malawi
cg.contributor.affiliationMathematica
cg.contributor.affiliationQueen Mary University of London
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nevada
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala University
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Health Organization
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zambia
cg.contributor.affiliationFrench National Research Institute for Sustainable Development
cg.contributor.affiliationBRAC University
cg.contributor.affiliationOklahoma State University
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut des Sciences et Techniques
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre Médico-Educatif ‘Les Orchidées Blanches
cg.contributor.affiliationMeds & Food for Kids
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Rennes
cg.contributor.donorGates Foundation
cg.contributor.donorUniversity of California
cg.contributor.donorUnited States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
cg.creator.identifierElodie Becquey: 0000-0002-8748-7637
cg.creator.identifierLieven Huybregts: 0000-0002-3068-2853
cg.creator.identifierLoty Diop: 0000-0002-3131-9108
cg.creator.identifierJef L Leroy: 0000-0001-9371-3832
cg.creator.identifierMariama Toure: 0000-0002-0989-1853
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.05.25329064
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorAnte-Testard, Pearl Anne
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Charles D.
dc.contributor.authorWessells, K. Ryan
dc.contributor.authorAdu-Afarwuah, Seth
dc.contributor.authorAshorn, Per
dc.contributor.authorBecquey, Elodie
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Kenneth H.
dc.contributor.authorChristian, Parul
dc.contributor.authorColford, John M.
dc.contributor.authorFernald, Lia C.H.
dc.contributor.authorGalasso, Emanuela
dc.contributor.authorHess, Sonja Y.
dc.contributor.authorHumphrey, Jean H.
dc.contributor.authorHuybregts, Lieven
dc.contributor.authorIannotti, Lora L.
dc.contributor.authorLuby, Stephen P.
dc.contributor.authorMaleta, Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorNull, Clair
dc.contributor.authorPrendergast, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Ann M.
dc.contributor.authorAli, Hasmot
dc.contributor.authorAli, Shahjahan
dc.contributor.authorAshorn, Ulla
dc.contributor.authorBendabenda, Jaden
dc.contributor.authorChasekwa, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorDiop, Loty
dc.contributor.authorDulience, Sherlie Jean-Louis
dc.contributor.authorJannat, Kaniz
dc.contributor.authorKumwenda, Chiza
dc.contributor.authorLartey, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLe Port, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorLeroy, Jef L.
dc.contributor.authorMangani, Charles
dc.contributor.authorMatias, Susana
dc.contributor.authorMridha, Malay Kanti
dc.contributor.authorNtozini, Robert
dc.contributor.authorOkronipa, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorOuedraogo, Jean-Bosco
dc.contributor.authorPhuka, John
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Mahbubur
dc.contributor.authorRatsifandrihamanana, Lisy
dc.contributor.authorShaikh, Saijuddin
dc.contributor.authorShamim, Abu Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorTavengwa, Naume
dc.contributor.authorTouré, Mariama
dc.contributor.authorWolff, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorBenmarhnia, Tarik
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Christine P.
dc.contributor.authorDewey, Kathryn G.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Benjamin F.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-04T15:33:59Z
dc.date.available2026-02-04T15:33:59Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/181158
dc.titleAssessing equity in effects of nutritional supplementation for child growth, development, and anemia
dcterms.abstractUndernutrition in early childhood causes stunted growth, cognitive delays, and anemia, with effects often magnified among children from the poorest households. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) are effective in addressing undernutrition and improving child development. As momentum builds to scale up SQ-LNS for children aged 6-24 months in the Global South, a key concern is achieving equity in its distribution and outcomes. We performed equity analysis of individual participant data from 14 randomized controlled trials in nine countries (N=37,707 children) to assess SQ-LNS effects on child growth, development, and anemia across levels of an international wealth index. Benefits of SQ-LNS were consistent across the wealth spectrum, leading to similar improvements in child growth, development, and anemia regardless of wealth. However, such equal benefits of SQ-LNS did not erase large inequities in child growth and development between the poorest and wealthier households.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademics
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAnte-Testard, Pearl Anne; Arnold, Charles D.; Wessells, K. Ryan; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Ashorn, Per; et al. 2025. Assessing equity in effects of nutritional supplementation for child growth, development, and anemia. MedRxiv preprint published July 7, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.05.25329064
dcterms.issued2025-07-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisheropenRxiv
dcterms.subjectequity
dcterms.subjectsupplements
dcterms.subjectchild growth
dcterms.subjectchild development
dcterms.subjectanaemia
dcterms.subjectlipids
dcterms.typePreprint

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