Outcomes
wasting, anemia
WASTING, ANEMIA, SECONDARY
The primary outcome of this study was children’s LAZ at the age of 6 months. Secondary outcomes included a suite of indices of growth and nutritional status at the age of 6 months, such as weight-for-length (WLZ) and weight-for-age (WAZ) z-scores, MUAC and head circumference, prevalence rates of stunting (LAZ <−2 SD), wasting (WLZ <−2 SD), and underweight (WAZ <−2 SD), hemoglobin concentration, and anemia (<11 g/dL). Additional secondary outcomes included the longitudinal prevalence of common childhood morbidities and the incidence of wasting and EBF during the 6 months follow-up. Furthermore, growth trajectories of infants were considered as additional secondary outcomes by evaluating monthly changes in the aforementioned anthropometric indices during the 12 months follow-up period. We previously reported the primary and secondary outcomes at birth [