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Adherence to Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy in Tanzania: Determinants and Hematoloic Consequences. Erkstrom, E. M., Kavishe, F. P., Habicht, J. P., Frongillo, E., Rasmussen, K. M., & Hemed, L. (1996). Am J Clin Nutr 64: 368-374. IDPAS# 008A Request Copy PDF
Age Patterns in Stunting and Anaemia in Africa Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study in Tanzania. Lwambo, N., Brooker, S., Siza, J., Bundy, D., & Guyatt, H. (2000). Eur J Clin Nutr 54: 36-40. IDPAS# 463 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Anaemia During Pregnancy in Southern Tanzania. Marchant, T., Armstrong Schellenberg, J. R., Edgar, T., Ronsmans, C., Nathan, R., Abdulla, S., Mukasa, O., Urassa, H., & Lengeler, C. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2002;96 (5): 477-87. IDPAS# 1884 Request Copy PDF
Anaemia in women of reproductive age in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Massawe, S. N., Urassa, E. N., Nystrom, L., & Lindmark, G. East African Medical Journal. 2002;79 (9): 461-6. IDPAS# 2115 Request Copy
Aquatic leech infestation: a rare cause of severe anaemia in an adolescent Tanzanian girl. Krüger, C., Melleyeck, I., & Olsen, O. H. E. Eur J Ped 2004;online. IDPAS# 2501 Request Copy PDF
Cost-Effectiveness of Iron Supplementation and Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in the Prevention of Anaemia and Malaria among Tanzanian Infants. M. Alonzo Gonzalez, C. Menendez, F. Font, E. Kahigwa, J. Kimario, H. Mshinda, M. Tanner, X. Bosch-Capblanch and P. L. Alonso. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000, 78 (1). 97-107. IDPAS# 1131 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Does Iron Therapy Benefit Children With Severe Malaria-Associated Anaemia? A Clinical Trial With 12 Weeks Supplementation of Oral Iron in Young Children From The Turiani Division, Tanzania. Van Den Hombergh, J., Dalderop, E., & Smit, Y. J Trop Pediatr 1996;42 (4): 220-7. IDPAS# 1891 Request Copy
Effect of Malaria on Soluble Transferrin Receptor Levels in Tanzanian Infants. C. Menendez, L. L. Quinto, E. Kahigwa, L. Alvarez, R. Fernandez, N. Gimenez, D. Schellenberg, J. J. Aponte, M. Tanner and P. L. Alonso. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 2001, 65 (2). 138-42. IDPAS# 1189 Request Copy PDF
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Malaria and Other Causes of Morbidity in West African Children: Randomised Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial. Muller, O., Becher, H., van Zweeden, A. B., Ye, Y., Diallo, D. A., Konate, A. T., Gbangou, A., Kouyate, B., & Garenne, M. BMJ 2001;322 (7302): 1567. IDPAS# 678 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Effects of Iron Supplementation and Anthelmintic Treatment on Motor and Language Development of Preschool Children in Zanzibar: Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study. Stoltzfus, R., Kvalsvig, J. D., Chwaya, H. M., Antonio, M., Albonico, M., Tielsch, J. M., Lorenzo, S., & Pollitt, E. BMJ 2001;323 8. IDPAS# 688 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Effects of the Zanzibar School-Based Deworming Program on Iron Status of Children. Stoltzfus, R. J., Albonico, M., Chwaya, H. M., Tielsch, J. M., Schulze, K. J., & Savioli, L. (1998). Am J Clin Nutr 68: 179-186. IDPAS# 103D Request Copy PDF
Epidemiology of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Zanzibari Schoolchildren: The Importance of Hookworms. Stoltzfus, R. J., Chwaya, H. M., Tielsch, J. M., Schulze, K. J., Albonico, M., & Svioli, L. (1997). Am J Clin Nutr 65: 153-159. IDPAS# 126A Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Food Frequency Questionnaire: a simplified dietary assessment tool developed and field tested in Tanzania. This questionnaire has a reference period of seven days, and besides collecting data on dietary iron intake, includes questions related to tea drinking and consumption of foods high in iron absorption inhibitors. UNICEF-Kenya. Academy Press: Washington DC, USA. Nairobi, Kenya. 1989. IDPAS# 336 Reference Only
The Impact of Population Level Deworming on the Haemoglobin Levels of Schoolchildren in Tanga, Tanzania. Beasley, N., Tomkins, A., Hall, A., Kihamia, C., Lorri, W., Nduma, B., Issae, W., Nokes, C., & Bundy, D. (1999). Trop Med and International Health 4: 744-750. IDPAS# 464 Request Copy PDF
Intermittent Treatment for Malaria and Anaemia Control at Time of Routine Vaccinations in Tanzanian Infants: a Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Schellenberg, D., Menendez, C., Kahigwa, E., Aponte, J., Vidal, J., Tanner, M., Mshinda, H., & Alonso, P. Lancet 2001;357 (9267): 1471-7. IDPAS# 1191 Request Copy PDF
Low Dietary Iron Availability Is a Major Cause of Anemia: A Nutrition Survey in the Lindi District of Tanzania. Tatala, S., Svanberg, U., & Mduma, B. Am J Clin Nutr 1998;68 (1): 171-1396. IDPAS# 656 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Low-dose daily iron supplementation for 12 months does not increase prevalence of malaria infection or density of parasites in young Zanzibari children. Mebrahtu, T., Stoltzfus, R. J., Chwaya, H. M., Jape, J. K., Savioli, L., Montresor, A., Albonico, M., & Tielsch, J. M. Amer Society for Nutr Sciences 2004;3037-42. IDPAS# 4035 Request Copy PDF
Low dose daily iron supplementation improves iron status & appetite but not anemia, whereas quarterly anthelminthic treatment improves growth, appetite and anemia in Zanzibari preschool children. Stoltzfus, R. J., Chway, H. M., Montresor, A., Tielsch, J. M., Jape, J. K., Albonico, M., & Savioli, L. J Nutr 2004;134 (2): 348-56. IDPAS# 2448 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Malaria, Hookworms and Recent Fever Are Related to Anemia and Iron Status Indicators in 0 to 5-Year Old Zanzibari Children and Their Relationships Change with Age. Stoltzfus, R., Chwaya, H., Montresor, A., Albonico, M., Savioli, L., & Tielsch, J. (2000). Amer Society for Nutr Sciences 0022-3166/00: 1724-1732. IDPAS# 462 Request Copy PDF
Nutrition-Relevant Actions in Tanzania. Kavishe, F. P. Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre. ACC/SCN. April. (1993): IDPAS# 563 Request Copy
Processed complementary food does not improve growth or hemoglobin status of rural Tanzanian infants from 6-12 months of age in Kilosa District, Tanzania. Mamiro, P. S., Kolsteren, P. W., van Camp, J. H., Roberfroid, D. A., Tatala, S., & Opsomer, A. S. J Nutr 2004;134 (5): 1084-90. IDPAS# 3959 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Randomized efficacy trial of a micronutrient-fortified beverage in primary school children in Tanzania. Ash, D. M., Tatala, S. R., Frongillo Jr, E. A., Ndossi, G. D., & Latham, M. C. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77 (4): 891-8. IDPAS# 2100 Request Copy PDF
Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trialof Iron Supplementation and Malaria Chemoprophylaxis For Prevention of Severe Anaemia and Malaria in Tanzanian Infants. Menendez, C., & al, e. (1997). The Lancet 350: 844-850. IDPAS# 308A Request Copy PDF
School-Based Deworming Program Yields Small Improvement in Growth of Zanzibari School Children after One Year. Stoltzfus, R. J., Albonico, M., Chwaya, H. M., Savioli, L., & Tielsch, J. M. (1997). J Nutr 127: 2187-2193. IDPAS# 330B Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Supplemental Vitamin A Improves Anemia and Growth in Anemic School Children in Tanzania. Mwanri, L., Worsley, A., Ryan, P., & Masika, J. (2000). J Nutr 130: 2691-2696. IDPAS# 477 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Trial of zinc supplements in relation to pregnancy outcomes, hematologic indicators, and T cell counts among HIV-1-infected women in Tanzania. Fawzi, W. W., Villamor, E., Msamanga, G. I., Antelman, G., Aboud, S., Urassa, W., & Hunter, D. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81 (1): 161-7. IDPAS# 2610 Request Copy PDF
Validation of night blindness reports among children and women in a vitamin A deficient population in rural Tanzania. Wedner, S. H., & et al. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004;58 (3): 409-19. IDPAS# 2505 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site