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Conditional cash transfers and their impact on child work and schooling: evidence from the PROGRESA program in Mexico por Skoufias, Emmanuel, Parker, Susan W.

“…In this paper we investigate whether a conditional cash transfer program such as the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA) can simultaneously combat the problems of low school attendance and child work. PROGRESA is a new program of the Mexican government aimed at alleviating extreme poverty in rural areas. …”
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Changes in height-for-age of Egyptian children from 1995 to 2014: Implications for improving child health outcomes por Hashad, Reem, Hassan, Zeinab A.

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Effects of preconceptional weekly micronutrient supplements on maternal and child anemia during the first 2 years of life por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Young, Melissa F., Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Truong, Truong V., Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Anemia remains a major public health problem especially during the first 1000 days of life. …”
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Analyzing intersectoral convergence to improve child undernutrition in India: Development and application of a framework to examine policies in agriculture, health, and nutrition por Ved, Rajani, Menon, Purnima

“…Given the multiple determinants of child undernutrition, effective action to tackle this problem in India and globally requires a range of inputs across various sectors. …”
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Measuring childcare practices: approaches, indicators, and implications for programs por Ruel, Marie T., Arimond, Mary

“…The authors describe program measurement approaches, problems, and solutions for the assessment of child care practices. …”
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Better social-emotional behavior in young Nepali children is associated with household wealth, child age, and family participation in a community development intervention por Miller, LC, Neupane, Sumanta, Shrestha, M., Joshi, N., Lohani, M., Thorne-Lyman, A.

“…Early identification of these problems could encourage governments to address the shortages of child mental health professionals and promote early intervention programs to help children achieve their full developmental potential. …”
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Child linear growth during and after the first 1000 days is positively associated with intellectual functioning and mental health in school-age children in Vietnam por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khương, Long Quỳnh, Young, Melissa F., Duong, Thai Hong

“…BMIZ at 2 y was not associated with intellectual functioning but was marginally associated with higher conduct and peer problems. Conditional weight gain between 2 and 7 y was not associated with child intellectual functioning or mental health in young school-age children. …”
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Patterns of fetal growth based on ultrasound measurement and its relationship with small for gestational age at birth in rural Vietnam por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Addo, O. Yaw, Young, Melissa, Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Pham, Hoa, Truong, Truong V., Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

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Goal-setting and volitional behavioural change: Results from a school meals intervention with vitamin-A biofortified sweetpotato in Nigeria por Lagerkvist, Carl Johan, Okello, J.J., Adekambi, S., Kwikiriza, N., Abidin, P.E., Carey, E.E.

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Engaging nutrition stakeholders in Poyentanga: A case study on local-level multisector coordination por Billings, Lucy, Wullingdool, Emmanuel

“…Once attention was drawn to the prevalence and consequences of malnutrition, stakeholders from across sectors demonstrated high commit-ment to addressing the problem.…”
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Impact on child acute malnutrition of integrating small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements into community-level screening for acute malnutrition: A cluster-randomized contro... por Huybregts, Lieven, Le Port, Agnès, Becquey, Elodie, Zongrone, Amanda, Barba, Francisco M., Rawat, Rahul, Leroy, Jef L., Ruel, Marie T.

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Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Philippines por Margolies, Amy, Pather, Kamara, Namara, Rebecca, Sehgal, Mrignyani, San Valentin, Carleneth, Olney, Deanna K.

“…Child stunting is a persistent problem in the Philippines. …”
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Stories of Change: Rwanda: Understanding how Rwanda created an enabling environment for improvements in nutrition and the challenges that remain por Iruhiriye, Elyse, Olney, Deanna K., Ramani, Gayathri V., Heckert, Jessica, Niyongira, Emmanuel, Frongillo, Edward A.

“…Understanding the context-specific causes of child malnutrition, including those related to political commitment and program and policy coherence, is essential for effectively reducing the prevalence of nutrition-related problems such as stunting and anemia and their subsequent negative impacts on human and national development. …”
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Stories of Change - Rwanda, Final Report por Iruhiriye, Elyse, Olney, Deanna K., Ramani, Gayathri V., Heckert, Jessica, Niyongira, Emmanuel, Frongillo, Edward A.

“…It leads to large human and economic costs to countries through increased morbidity and mortality in childhood, poor child growth and development, and hinders adult work capacity and productivity. …”
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Using structural equation modelling to understand the contributors to anemia among young Burkinabe children por Bliznashka, Lilia, Arsenault, Joanne E., Becquey, Elodie, Ruel, Marie T., Olney, Deanna K.

“…Anaemia is a persistent problem among young Burkinabe children, yet population-specific information on its determinants is scant. …”
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Unpacking the complexity of improved nutrition in Ghana: A consultative process with national stakeholders: A meeting report por University of Ghana, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…While consideration of emergent problems related to urbanization and overnutrition is also necessary. …”
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Effect of adding milk to a micronutrient fortified high-energy biscuit school feeding programme in Yemen: A cluster-randomised controlled trial por Bliznashka, Lilia, Michail, Monica George, Elsabbagh, Dalia, Gelli, Aulo, School Milk Initiative

“…Tertiary outcomes were child and caregiver mental health, and household food security. …”
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Food safety in Kenya: Status, challenges, and proposed solutions por Hoffmann, Vivian, Alonso, Silvia, Kang'ethe, Erastus

“…Beyond its contribution to illness and death, foodborne disease also plays a role in child stunting, which remains a persistent problem in Kenya, affecting 16 percent of children (KNBS and ICF 2023). …”
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Use of a “super-child” approach to assess the vitamin A equivalence of Moringa oleifera leaves, develop a compartmental model for vitamin A kinetics, and estimate vitamin A total b... por López Teros, V., Ford, J.L., Green, M.H., Tang, G., Grusak, M.A., Quihui-Cota, L., Muzhingi, T., Paz-Cassini, M., Astiazaran-Garcia, H.

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Replication data for: Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: Assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production por Hyman, Glenn G., Fujisaka, Sam, Jones, Peter G., Wood, Stanley, Vicente, M. Carmen de, Dixon, John

“…Global spatial data on crop production, climate and poverty (as proxied by child stunting) were used to identify geographic areas of high priority for crop improvement. …”
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