Quantitative

Overestimation of vitamin a supplementation coverage from district tally sheets demonstrates importance of population-based surveys for program improvement: lessons from Tanzania. BACKGROUND: Tanzania has conducted a national twice-yearly Vitamin A supplementation […]

Insights from community case management data in six sub-Saharan African countries. There is strong research evidence that community case management (CCM) programs can significantly reduce mortality. There is less evidence, […]

Feasibility and effectiveness of supplementation with locally available foods in prevention of child malnutrition in Kenya. OBJECTIVE: To establish the operational feasibility and effectiveness of using locally available foods to prevent […]

Scaling up zinc treatment of childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh: theoretical and practical considerations guiding the SUZY Project. In 2003, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), in partnership […]

Preparing for national school-based deworming in Kenya: the validation and large-scale distribution of school questionnaires with urinary schistosomiasis. OBJECTIVE: School questionnaires of self-reported schistosomiasis provide a rapid and simple approach […]

Acceptability of complementary foods and breads prepared from zinc-fortified cereal flours among young children and adults in Senegal We completed a series of studies to assess the acceptability of zinc-fortified, […]

Selling a service: experiences of peer supporters while promoting exclusive infant feeding in three sites in South Africa. BACKGROUND: Even though it has been shown that peer support to mothers at […]

Impact monitoring of the national scale up of zinc treatment for childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh: repeat ecologic surveys. BACKGROUND: Zinc treatment of childhood diarrhea has the potential to save 400,000 under-five […]

Implementing an integrated nutrition package at large scale in Madagascar: the Essential Nutrition Actions framework. BACKGROUND: Madagascar has some of the highest rates of child stunting, maternal malnutrition, and infant mortality […]

Programmatic effects of a large-scale multiple-micronutrient supplementation trial in Indonesia: using community facilitators as intermediaries for behavior change. BACKGROUND: Clinical trials can serve as an opportunity gateway for enhanced health benefits […]