Table 13.
Impact on morbidity outcomes of interventions to increase energy density of complementary foods
| Author | Site | Target group | Study group | n | % diarrhoea | % URI | % LRI | % fever | Inc. of diarrhoea | Inc. of URI | Inc. of LRI | Inc. of fever |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficacy trials | ||||||||||||
| Moursi et al. (2003)* | Congo | 4.5 months | Food + amylase | 37 | 27.6† | 0.4 | 2.0† | 1.3 | ||||
| Food | 38 | 19.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Diff: 8.6 PP | Diff: 0% | Diff: 42.9% | Diff: 30.0% | |||||||||
Diff, difference; Inc., incidence; LRI, lower respiratory infection; PP, percentage point; URI, upper respiratory infection. *Incidence values are number new episodes per 100 days at risk. URI is specifically rhinitis.