2.4. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
wasting
SEVERE ANEMIA, WASTING
Children were considered eligible to participate in the study if they were 6–23 months of age at enrollment, their families intended to stay in the study area for the duration of the study, were willing to accept weekly home visits, and at least one of the caregivers (mother, father, legal guardian) provided written informed consent. Children were excluded from participation if they demonstrated any of the following health conditions: severe anemia (hemoglobin < 70 g/L), severe wasting (defined as weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) <−3 SD with respect to WHO 2006 standards [