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FOOD AND NUTRITION BULLETIN
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 37-48Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/156482650903000104
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Children; cost; early stimulation; effectiveness; Good Start in Life Program; iron-deficiency anemia; Peru; stunting; vitamin A deficiency
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Background. The rates of stunting, iron-deficiency anemia, and vitamin A deficiency in Peru are among the highest in South America. There is little scaled-up experience on how to solve these problems countrywide. Objective. To evaluate the Good Start in Life Program during the period from 2000 to 2004. Methods. Data on weight, height, hemoglobin, serum retinol, urinary iodine, anti age were obtained from children under 3 years of age during two transverse surveys in 2000 and 2004. Results. In 2004, the program covered 75,000 children. 35,000 mothers, and I million inhabitants from 223 poor communities. The rate of stunting decreased from 54.1% to 36.9%, the rate of iron-deficiency anemia decreased from 76.0% to 52.3%, and the rate of vitamin A deficiency decreased from 30.4% to 5.3% (p < .01). The annual cost per child was US$116.50. Conclusions. Adaptations of this participative program could contribute to decreased stunting, iron-deficiency anemia, and vitamin A deficiency at the national scale in Peru and many other countries.
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