What do systematic reviews say?

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrients powders (MNP) probably leads to lower anaemia (defined as haemoglobin < 110 g/L for children aged 24‐59… compared with no intervention or placebo (moderate certainty).

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.66 [0.49, 0.88]
  10 studies · 2448 participants
  Moderate

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  11 studies · 2746 participants
  Low

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrients powders (MNP) probably leads to lower iron deficiency (defined by using ferritin concentrations less than… compared with no intervention or placebo (moderate certainty).

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.35 [0.27, 0.47]
  5 studies · 1364 participants
  Moderate

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 1066 participants
  Very low

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 115 participants
  Low

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrients powders (MNP) showed no clear difference in diarrhoea (≥ 3 liquid stools per day) compared with no intervention or placebo (low certainty).

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.53, 1.78]
  2 studies · 366 participants
  Low

Home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders vs placebo or no intervention

Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrients powders (MNP) showed no clear difference in adverse effects (any, as defined by trialists) compared with no intervention or placebo (moderate certainty).

• Point‐of‐use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school‐age 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.09 [0.16, 7.42]
  1 study · 90 participants
  Moderate