Code
01W06221
Duration
01 October 2021 → 30 September 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Public health nutrition
Keywords
folic acid
fortification
small scale mills
cerealbased flour
teenage girls
Project description
In Ethiopia, 67% of women of reproductive age group have folate levels that put them at risk of giving birth to a child with neural tube defects. Rural populations have limited access to commercially fortified foods. The study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a small-scale fortification model and its effectiveness in improving folate status and anemia among teenage girls in Ethiopia.