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What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival. We reviewed interventions that affect maternal and child undernutrition and nutrition-related outcomes. These interventions included promotion of breastfeeding; strategies to […]
Article Link- 1st January 2008
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Determinants of high vitamin A supplementation coverage among pre-school children in Mali: the National Nutrition Weeks experience. OBJECTIVES: To assess vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage of children aged 6-59 months and […]
Article Link- 1st November 2007
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Factors that affect the adoption and maintenance of weekly vitamin A supplementation among women in Ghana. OBJECTIVE: To identify regimen, individual, community and cultural factors that affect adoption and adherence […]
Article Link- 1st August 2007
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Cereal fortification programs in developing countries. Malnutrition is a major problem among children especially in the developing world. In most developing countries children show growth faltering between 6 and 24 […]
Article Link- 18th July 2007
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Day-care management of children with severe malnutrition in an urban health clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Management of severely malnourished children with associated complications relies on hospital-based treatment. Implementation of a […]
Article Link- 17th March 2007
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Breastfeeding and mixed feeding practices in Malawi: timing, reasons, decision makers, and child health consequences. BACKGROUND: In order to effectively promote exclusive breastfeeding, it is important to first understand who […]
Article Link- 1st March 2007
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Involving communities in the design of clinical trial protocols: the BAN Study in Lilongwe, Malawi. OBJECTIVE: To learn the attitudes and concerns of the local community on participating in research, infant […]
Article Link- 1st January 2007
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Breastfeeding promotion in Thailand. National Breastfeeding Project in Thailand began in 1989. The main activities were the promotion of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative; legislation on maternity leave; and the Code […]
Article Link- 1st October 2006
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Weekly iron-folic acid supplements to prevent anemia among Cambodian women in three settings: process and outcomes of social marketing and community mobilization. Social marketing and community mobilization approaches were applied […]
Article Link- 1st December 2005
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Implementing preventive iron-folic acid supplementation among women of reproductive age in some Western Pacific countries: possibilities and challenges. Lack of effective implementation mechanisms is identified as a major obstacle in […]
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