Nutrition Specific
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Factors contributing to the success of folic acid public health campaigns. BACKGROUND: Studies in the 1990s have found that periconceptional dietary folate, supplementation of folic acid or supplemental multivitamins containing folic […]
Article Link- 3rd July 2011
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Male influence on infant feeding in rural Guatemala and implications for child nutrition interventions. BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Guatemala has one of the highest rates of child stunting in the world, […]
Article Link- 1st June 2011
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
What could infant and young child nutrition learn from sweatshops? BACKGROUND: Adequate infant and young child nutrition demands high rates of breastfeeding and good access to nutrient rich complementary foods, requiring […]
Article Link- 5th May 2011
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Folic acid food fortification-its history, effect, concerns, and future directions. Periconceptional intake of folic acid is known to reduce a woman’s risk of having an infant affected by a neural […]
Article Link- 15th March 2011
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Breastfeeding in infancy: identifying the program-relevant issues in Bangladesh. BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, many programs and projects have been promoting breastfeeding since the late 1980 s. Breastfeeding practices, however, have not […]
Article Link- 30th November 2010
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
“She would sit with me”: mothers’ experiences of individual peer support for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. BACKGROUND: Different strategies have been used to improve the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. […]
Article Link- 26th October 2010
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
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 […]
Article LinkPublication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda. Poor complementary feeding practices and low-quality complementary foods are significant causes of […]
Article Link- 19th July 2010
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Formative research exploring acceptability, utilization, and promotion in order to develop a micronutrient powder (Sprinkles) intervention among Luo families in western Kenya. BACKGROUND: There is a lack of peer-reviewed literature describing […]
Article Link- 1st June 2010
Publication:
Author(s):
Summary:
Moving from vertical to integrated child health programmes: experiences from a multi-country assessment of the Child Health Days approach in Africa. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of child health days (CHDs) […]
Article Link- 1st March 2010