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Table 4 Anthropometric outcomes and Haemoglobin levels of the children before and after 8 weeks intervention

From: Fortification of Carica papaya fruit seeds to school meal snacks may aid Africa mass deworming programs: a preliminary survey

 

Treatment

Baseline

Follow up

P-Value

MUAC (cm)

Papaya

14.1 (2.8)

14.0 (2.0)

0.511

Albendazole

12.9 (1.3)

12.7 (1.6)

0.101

Control

13.0 (1.5)

13.2 (1.7)

0.115

TSF (mm)

Papaya

6.8 (3.4)

8.4 (4.4)

< 0.001

Albendazole

7.0 (2.5

5.8 (1.9)

< 0.001

Control

5.3 (1.9)

6.9 (2.5)

< 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

Papaya

11.5 (1.5)

13.5 (1.2)

< 0.001

Albendazole

12.8 (1.3)

13.9 (1.0)

< 0.001

Control

13.2 (1.4)

13.1 (1.2)

0.893

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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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