Comparison of two forms of daily preventive zinc supplementation versus therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on young children’s physical growth and risk of infection: study design and rationale for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Type of supplementation (preventive and therapeutic) by study group^a

Type of supplement	Study Group
Type of supplement	Prev-ZnTab	Prev-ZnMNP	Ther-ZnTab	Control
Preventive supplement	Zn-containing tablet	Zn-containing MNP	Placebo tablet	Placebo powder
Therapeutic supplement for diarrhea	ORS + Placebo tablet	ORS + Placebo tablet	ORS + Zn-containing tablet	ORS + Placebo tablet

^aORS oral rehydration salts, Prev-ZnMNP preventive zinc multiple micronutrient powder, Prev-ZnTab preventive zinc dispersible tablet, Ther-ZnTab therapeutic zinc dispersible tablet

ISSN: 2055-0928