Design and Clinical Evaluation of a School Meal With Deworming Properties

Maize flour fortified with micronutrients and dried ground papaya (Carica papaya) seeds. The flour was used to prepare porridge and each child given a serving of 300 ml every school day for 60 days.

400mg of albendazole given to each child once at the beginning of the study and maize flour porridge fortified only with micronutrients cooked and served to each child, 300ml per day for 60 days.

maize flour porridge fortified only with micronutrients, cooked and served to each child 300ml per day for 60 days.