Assessing the Effectiveness of a Multiple-micronutrient Fortified Maize Pap on the Nutrient Status of Nigerian School-aged Children

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Children suffering from severe malnutrition and/or micronutrient deficiencies defined as (such children will be referred to a nearby health centre for appropriate treatment).
• •1. Children with Height-for-age (HAZ) and Weight-for-age (WAZ) \<- 3 Standard Deviation (SD)
• •2. Children showing clinical signs of severe (chronic) anemia i.e. visibly pale, jaundice and lethargic.
• •2. Children with a history of or who at the time of recruitment suffer from chronic illness, including (but not limited to) renal diseases, thyroid disease, (metabolic) bone disease, genetic and/or congenital disorders e.g. Down syndrome and sickle cell anaemia, hepatic dysfunction, thalassemia or chronic diarrhea (e.g. irritable bowl syndrome). Based on medical history examination.
• •3. Children with a physical disability or handicap that prevents participation in the study.
• •4. Children with food allergies or intolerances.
• •5. Children participating in any other clinical research (or having participated in any such study in the previous half year).
• •6. Children or a child's family who are intending to withdraw from school or move out of the study region within the study period.
• •7. Children consuming prescribed 'iron/folic acid, and (multi-)vitamin, and mineral supplements' during the course of the study within the last 2 months prior to the study as a minimum.