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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 […]
Article Link- 28th March 2012
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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 […]
Article Link- 1st December 2011
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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 […]
Article Link- 6th October 2011
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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 […]
Article Link- 1st September 2011
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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 […]
Article Link- 8th July 2011
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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
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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
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Acceptability of complementary foods and breads prepared from zinc-fortified cereal flours among young children and adults in Senegal We completed a series of studies to assess the acceptability of zinc-fortified, […]
Article Link- 29th November 2010
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“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
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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 […]
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