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Table 2 Compliance of biofortified wheat flour among WCBA and children

From: Efficacy of high zinc biofortified wheat in improvement of micronutrient status, and prevention of morbidity among preschool children and women - a double masked, randomized, controlled trial

WCBA

HZn (n = 287,514)

LZn (n = 286,605)

 Days consumed >= 50% of recommended wheat flour

253,254 (88.1)

254,100 (88.7)

 Days consumed full (360 g daily)

159,569 (55.5)

161,579 (56.4)

 Days consumed more than half

79,432 (27.6)

76,200 (26.6)

 Days consumed half

14,253 (5.0)

16,321 (5.7)

 Days consumed 1/4th

1087 (0.4)

1051 (0.4)

 Days did not consume

33,173 (11.5)

31,454 (11.0)

Children

HZn (n = 288,903)

LZn (n = 286,901)

 Days consumed >= 50% of recommended wheat flour

251,214 (86.9)

250,981 (87.5)

 Days consumed full (120 g daily)

157,547 (54.5)

155,076 (54.1)

 Days consumed more than half

71,891 (24.9)

73,714 (25.7)

 Days consumed half

21,776 (7.5)

22,191 (7.7)

 Days consumed 1/4th

2257(0.8)

2274 (0.8)

 Days did not consume

35,432 (12.3)

33,646 (11.7)