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Cost-effectiveness of antenatal multiple micronutrients and balanced energy protein supplementation compared to iron and folic acid supplementation in India, Pakistan, Mali, and Tanzania: A dynamic microsimulation study

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  • Nicole Young
  • Alison Bowman
  • Kjell Swedin
  • James Collins
  • Nathaniel D Blair-Stahn
  • Paulina A Lindstedt
  • Christopher Troeger
  • Abraham D Flaxman

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Background: Malnutrition among women of childbearing age is especially prevalent in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and can be harmful to the fetus during pregnancy. In the most recently available Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), approximately 10% to 20% of pregnant women in India, Pakistan, Mali, and Tanzania were undernourished (body mass index [BMI]

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  • Nicole Young & Alison Bowman & Kjell Swedin & James Collins & Nathaniel D Blair-Stahn & Paulina A Lindstedt & Christopher Troeger & Abraham D Flaxman, 2022. "Cost-effectiveness of antenatal multiple micronutrients and balanced energy protein supplementation compared to iron and folic acid supplementation in India, Pakistan, Mali, and Tanzania: A dynamic mi," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(2), pages 1-22, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1003902
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003902
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