Nutrition Specific

Global health in conflict. Understanding opposition to vitamin A supplementation in India. Vitamin A supplementation is a public health intervention that clinical trials have suggested can significantly improve child survival […]

Identifying priorities to improve maternal and child nutrition among the Khmu ethnic group, Laos: a formative study. Chronic malnutrition in children remains highly prevalent in Laos, particularly among ethnic minority […]

Behaviour change communication targeting four health behaviours in developing countries: a review of change techniques. Behaviour change communication is vital for increasing the enactment of particular behaviours known to promote […]

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 […]

Low-cost, ready-to-use therapeutic foods can be designed using locally available commodities with the aid of linear programming. According to the United Nations (UN), 25 million children <5 y of age […]

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 […]

Community-led initiative for control of anemia among children 6 to 35 months of age and unmarried adolescent girls in rural Wardha, India. BACKGROUND: Studies in India have reported a high prevalence […]

Addressing social barriers and closing the gender knowledge gap: exposure to road shows is associated with more knowledge and more positive beliefs, attitudes and social norms regarding exclusive breastfeeding in […]

Beyond food insecurity: how context can improve complementary feeding interventions. BACKGROUND: The role of context has not been elaborated with respect to current recommendations for complementary feeding interventions, apart from […]

Mother’s perceptions and experiences of infant feeding within a community-based peer counselling intervention in South Africa. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has the potential to significantly reduce infant mortality, but is frequently […]