A School Meals Program Implemented at Scale in Ghana Increases Height-for-Age during Midchildhood in Girls and in Children from Poor Households: A Cluster Randomized Trial
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2019Author
Gelli, Aulo
Aurino, Elisabetta
Folson, Gloria
Arhinful, Daniel
Adamba, Clement
Osei-Akoto, Isaac
Masset, Edoardo
Watkins, Kristie
Fernandes, Meena
Drake, Lesley
Alderman, Harold
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Attention to nutrition during all phases of child and adolescent development is necessary to ensure healthy physical growth and to protect investments made earlier in life. Leveraging school meals programs as platforms to scale-up nutrition interventions is relevant as programs function in nearly every country in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a large-scale school meals program in Ghana on school-age children's anthropometry indicators.