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Chapter 3: Off to the best start: The importance of infant and young child feeding [Nourishing Millions] by Hodge, Judith

“…Evidence suggests that infants with growth faltering in early life, followed by rapid weight gain in later childhood, might be at increased risk of adult obesity and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease and hypertension. 2 Strategies to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) are therefore a cornerstone for the child survival and development programs of many countries.…”
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Conflict and child mortality in Mali: A synthetic control analysis by Masset, Edoardo

“…We analyse trends of key mortality determinants, and conclude that a reduction in vaccination rates and in access to health care in childhood were the most likely mediators of impact. …”
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PROMIS Mali Endline Data 2017, Child Level by International Food Policy Research Institute, AfricSanté

“…The dataset contains endline data (at the child level) of the impact evaluation in Mali of the “Innovative Approaches for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition” (PROMIS) project, which integrated a preventive intervention package into Community Management for Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programming in Mali and Mali. …”
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PROMIS Mali Baseline Data 2015, Child Level by International Food Policy Research Institute, AfricSanté

“…The dataset contains baseline data of the impact evaluation in Mali of the “Innovative Approaches for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition” (PROMIS) project, which integrated a preventive intervention package into Community Management for Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programming in Mali and Mali. …”
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India’s Integrated Child Development Services programme; equity and extent of coverage in 2006 and 2016 by Chakrabarti, Suman, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Alderman, Harold, Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…In view of these gaps, we investigated changes in the use of the services over the continuum of care from pregnancy up to early childhood between 2006 and 2016. We assessed equity gaps and factors associated with use of services. …”
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Impact of prenatal and environmental factors on child growth: Evidence from Indonesia by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Higuchi, Katsuhiko, Suhaeti, Rita Nur

“…These findings show that interactions of environmental variations affect early childhood human capital formation and can have long-term impacts on their outcomes.…”
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A place called home by Aksli, Kaisa-Leena

“…Do they tend to prefer landscapes which are similar to their childhood landscape? Do they consider themselves attached to one certain place or they think they are mobile person? …”

Kattägares förhållningssätt till katter (Felis silvestris catus) by Hallstensson, Sanna

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Can health systems platforms do more for nutrition in India? Insights on missed opportunities from India's National Family Health Survey, 2015–2016 by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Menon, Purnima, Avula, Rasmi, Tran, Lan Mai, Kumar, Alok, Baswal, Dinesh, Sethi, Vani, Hajeebhoy, Nemat, Ranjan, Alok

“…We aimed to 1) examine the opportunity gaps (OGs) between delivery platforms and corresponding nutrition interventions through the continuum of care (from pregnancy up to early childhood) in India between 2006 and 2016; and 2) assess inequalities in these OGs.…”
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Impact Evaluation of a Social Franchise Model for Improving Infant and Young Child Feeding and Child Nutrition in Vietnam by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Alive & Thrive is an initiative that aims to improve infant and young child feeding practices and reduce childhood stunting. In Vietnam, Alive & Thrive's primary intervention is implemented through a social franchise linked with the government's health system. …”
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PROMIS Mali Enrollment Data of the Longitudinal Study 2015, Child Level by International Food Policy Research Institute, AfricSanté

“…The dataset contains data collected at enrollment in the longitudinal study of the impact evaluation in Mali of the “Innovative Approaches for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition” (PROMIS) project, which integrated a preventive intervention package into Community Management for Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programming in Mali and Mali. …”
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PROMIS Mali Baseline Data 2017, Child*Platform Level by International Food Policy Research Institute, AfricSanté

“…The dataset contains endline data at the child*Platform level of the impact evaluation in Mali of the “Innovative Approaches for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition” (PROMIS) project, which integrated a preventive intervention package into Community Management for Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programming in Mali and Mali. …”
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PROMIS Mali Follow-Up Data of the Longitudinal Study 2015-2017, Child*Month*Platform Level by International Food Policy Research Institute, AfricSanté

“…The dataset contains follow-up (longitudinal study) data at the Child*Month*Platform level of the impact evaluation in Mali of the “Innovative Approaches for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition” (PROMIS) project, which integrated a preventive intervention package into Community Management for Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programming in Mali and Mali. …”
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PROMIS Mali Follow-Up Data of the Longitudinal Study 2015-2017, Child*Month Level by International Food Policy Research Institute, AfricSanté

“…The dataset contains follow-up (longitudinal study) data at the child*Month level of the impact evaluation in Mali of the “Innovative Approaches for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition” (PROMIS) project, which integrated a preventive intervention package into Community Management for Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programming in Mali and Mali. …”
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Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State by Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi, Onabanjo, Oluseye, Fadare, Olusegun, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo

“…Poverty and a lack of awareness seem to be at the heart of the problem of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria. Until the socioeconomic status of the vast majority of Nigerians improves significantly, malnutrition will continue to pose a serious threat to the growth and development of Nigerian children and the future of national development. …”
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The African enigma: The mystery of tall African adults despite low national incomes revisited by Moradi, Alexander, Hirvonen, Kalle

“…Hence, we conclude that the anomaly in the income–height nexus at country level appears to originate between childhood and adulthood. We present evidence for considerable catch-up growth involving entire populations. …”
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Mitigating aflatoxin exposure to improve child growth in eastern Kenya by Hoffmann, Vivian, Jones, Kelly M., Leroy, Jef L.

“…What is intriguing is that the same data show that the former Eastern Province of Kenya has less poverty and lower prevalence of childhood illness than five of the other seven provinces in the country (KNBS and ICF Macro, 2010), yet stunting in this region is 20% higher than the national average. …”
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Estimating the cost of delivering direct nutrition interventions at scale: National and subnational level insights from India by Menon, Purnima, McDonald, C. M., Chakrabarti, Suman

“…These interventions include a set of broadly agreed upon nutrition-specific interventions such as iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy, breastfeeding promotion, complementary feeding education, vitamin-A supplementation in early childhood, food supplementation (Avula et al. 2013) that are to be delivered at scale to improve maternal and child nutrition. …”
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IFPRI 2010 Annual Report by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In 2010, the international development community focused on a range of complex issues—childhood malnutrition, natural disasters, volatile food prices, climate change, global trade—that require both immediate and long-term attention. …”
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From research to program design: use of formative research in Haiti to develop a behavior change communication program to prevent malnutrition by Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T., Loechl, Cornelia U., Pelto, Gretel H.

“…This paper summarizes findings from a formative research study conducted in Haiti to develop a behavior change communication (BCC) strategy to improve infant and child feeding practices and to reduce childhood malnutrition. It describes the methodology used and the tools developed to facilitate decisionmaking and effective use of formative research for program planning... …”
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