Original Research

Senegalese grandmothers promote improved maternal and child nutrition practices: the guardians of tradition are not averse to change. The vast majority of community nutrition/health programs in developing countries focus on […]

Combating iodine deficiency: lessons from China, Indonesia, and Madagascar. This study investigated the factors contributing to a successful and sustainable elimination of iodine-deficiency disorders, drawing from salt fortification experiences in […]

Breastfeeding in Botswana: practices, attitudes, patterns, and the socio-cultural factors affecting them. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in four randomly selected districts of Botswana. Two study sites were chosen […]

Eradication of iron deficiency anemia through food fortification: the role of the private sector. Delivering iron fortified foods that provide meaningful levels of bioavailable iron without altering the accepted appearance […]

Toward better compliance with iron-folic acid supplements: understanding the behavior of poor urban pregnant women through ethnographic decision models in Vadodara, India. This study made an attempt to develop ethnographic […]

Promoting exclusive breastfeeding for 4-6 months in Honduras: attitudes of mothers and barriers to compliance. Prospective and retrospective data on maternal attitudes and obstacles to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) were collected […]

Knowledge, attitude, practice, and prescribing pattern of oral rehydration therapy among private practitioners in Nigeria. To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) among private medical […]

Sustainability of a nutrition education programme to prevent night-blindness in Bangladesh. Cross-sectional surveys were conducted to assess prevalence of night-blindness and dietary habits prior to intervention (in 1986), after 3 […]

Fighting malnutrition from hospital to home. At a Children’s Nutrition Unit in Bangladesh, a screening process has been developed to determine the type of care which should be provided to […]

Counselling in a hospital setting. Breastfeeding. In 1990, a lactation management clinic was established at Children’s Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the goal of promoting exclusive breast feeding for 4-6 […]