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Perceptions of antenatal iron-folic acid supplements in urban and rural Pakistan: a qualitative study. BACKGROUND: In Pakistan, 51% of women are anaemic in pregnancy yet only 44% of women use antenatal […]
Article Link- 1st October 2014
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Program impact pathway analysis of a social franchise model shows potential to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Vietnam. By mapping the mechanisms through which interventions are expected […]
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Fathers as supporters for improved exclusive breastfeeding in Viet Nam. To determine the extent of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers of 4 and 6 month old infants whose fathers received […]
Article Link- 1st August 2014
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of integrated community case management by community health workers: a post-intervention qualitative study. BACKGROUND: Integrated community case management (iCCM) involves delivery of simple medicines to children with pneumonia, diarrhea […]
Article Link- 13th June 2014
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Development of a point-of-use fortification technology for delivery of micronutrients in Honduras. BACKGROUND: Micronutrient deficiencies continue to afflict children rural populations around the world. A micronutrient delivery vehicle (MDV) was developed […]
Article Link- 2nd June 2014
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Community-based management of acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: feasibility and constraints. BACKGROUND: To achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, particularly reduction in child mortality (Millennium Development Goal 4), effective interventions to […]
Article Link- 1st June 2014
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The challenges of adherence to infant feeding choices in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infections in South East Nigeria. BACKGROUND: Global and national efforts in the 21st century are […]
Article Link- 26th March 2014
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India’s vitamin A supplementation programme is reaching the most vulnerable districts but not all vulnerable children. New evidence from the seven states with the highest burden of mortality among under-5s. […]
Article Link- 2nd January 2014
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Challenges to the programmatic implementation of ready to use infant formula in the post-earthquake response, Haiti, 2010: a program review. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, infant […]
Article Link- 31st December 2013
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Coverage of the vitamin A supplementation programme for child survival in Nepal: success and challenges. BACKGROUND: Nepal’s national vitamin A programme, which began in 1993 and continues twice yearly, targets […]
Article Link- 12th November 2013