Planning & Design

Development of food-based complementary feeding recommendations for 9- to 11-month-old peri-urban Indonesian infants using linear programming. Effective population-specific, food-based complementary feeding recommendations (CFR) are required to combat micronutrient deficiencies. To […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements by pregnant and lactating women in Mali. BACKGROUND: In Mali, an estimated 73% of pregnant women are anaemic largely due to iron deficiency. National policy […]

Decisions and advice about infant feeding: findings from sociological work in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. What are women’s practices and experiences? And what are pregnant women being told about risks through […]

Role of public-private partnership in micronutrient food fortification. Iron, iodine, and vitamin A deficiencies prevent 30% of the world’s population from reaching full physical and mental potential. Fortification of commonly […]

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 […]

Control of micronutrient deficiencies in India: obstacles and strategies. Micronutrient deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and iodine continue to be of public health significance in India. The government of India […]