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Nutritional status of children 2-5 years old, its relation with cow milk consumption and other associated factors in Kilteawlaelo District eastern zone Tigray, Ethiopia by Teklehaymanot, A.

“…The results of this studyindicate that under nutrition among 2 to 5 years old children is still a problem in Kilteawlaelodistrict. Child age, mother’s and father’s educational level, mother’s occupation, source ofcow milk, sex of respondent and child, child vaccine, marital status, commonly consumedcereal and occasion of soap use were found to be significant risk factors of malnutrition.…”
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Dietary diversity and mental health in preschoolers in rural China by Li, Shaoping, Chen, Kevin Z., Liu, Chengfang, Bi, Jieying, He, Zhenya, Luo, Renfu, Yu, Yanying, Wang, Zimeiyi

“…Child mental health was assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). …”
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Formative research for the development of a theory-based social behavior change communication plan for the More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkIT) project by Kelly, J.

“…Malnutrition is a problem throughout the world, disproportionately affecting impoverished, rural, and vulnerable populations.1 Tanzania is not spared the effects of malnutrition, as almost 90% of the population is located in rural regions2 and 30% of the population is classified as food insecure.3,4 Rural Tanzania relies heavily on livestock for nutritional and economic security.5 Research suggests that livestock keeping in East Africa holds potential for economic growth,6 that can be environmentally and culturally sensitive,7 with specific benefits to highly vulnerable populations such as women and children.8 The More Milk in Tanzania project seeks to use advanced value-chain development to improve livelihoods through focused livestock and dairy production and sale.9 This research was conducted as the formative research for a social behavior change communication (SBCC) plan to supplement the More Milk project implementation, specifically to improve maternal and child nutrition through animal sourced foods. …”
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Scaling up sweetpotato-led interventions for nutrition and food security, Tigray region, Ethiopia. Project profile. by International Potato Center

“…This intervention aims to tackle the problem by promoting greater dissemination of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato.…”
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Multisectoral approaches to nutrition by Garrett, James, Bassett, Lucy, Levinson, F. James

“…For nutrition, UNICEF's (1990) conceptual framework of the causality of child malnutrition illustrates the multisectoral nature of the problem (Figure 2.1). …”
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The double-edged sword of keeping livestock: Balancing nutritional benefits with disease risks in poor nations by Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…However, the relationship between livestock keeping, human nutrition and the health of most vulnerable population groups—under-five children and women of reproductive age—has remained a complex problem in many LMICs. This problem prompted us to work together and synthesize global evidence to assess the role of livestock keeping on the health and nutritional status of children and women in LMICs.…”
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Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 years of age in Nigeria by Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Akinyele, I.O., Sanusi, R.A., Oguntona, T.E., Nokoe, S.K., Harris, E.W.

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a serious and widespread public health problem in developing countries. We conducted a nationwide food consumption and nutrition survey in Nigeria to help fomulate strategies to address VAD, among other deficiencies. …”
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Undernutrition, poor feeding practices, and low coverage of key nutrition interventions by Lutter, Chessa K., Daelmans, Bernadette M. E. G., de Onis, Mercedes, Kothari, Monika, Ruel, Marie T., Arimond, Mary, Deitchler, Megan, Dewey, Kathryn G., Blössner, Monika, Borghi, Elaine

“…Africa and Asia have more severe burdens of undernutrition, but the problem persists in some Latin American countries. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of vitamin a deficiency among infants in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional analysis by Oyunga, M.A., Grant, F., Omondi, Dennis O., Ouédraogo, H., Levin, C., Low, Jan W.

“…Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) is a major nutritional public health problem among children under-5-years-old in the developing world including Kenya. …”
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Determinants of diarrhoeal morbidity: The case of children under five years of age among agricultural and agro-pastoralist community of southern Ethiopia by Beyene, Hunachew, Deressa, Wakgari, Kumie, Abera, Grace, Delia

“…Conclusions: The study showed that diarrhoea was a major health problem of the under five among the agro-pastoralist communities. …”
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Vikten av närhet till natur under ett barns uppväxt och utveckling by Rangford, Elin

A global hunger index: measurement concept, ranking of countries, and trends by Wiesmann, Doris

“…The GHI captures three dimensions of hunger: insufficient availability of food, shortfalls in the nutritional status of children, and child mortality, which is to a large extent attributable to undernutrition.…”
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Aflatoxin control projects launched in southern Africa by Dubois, T., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Of particular concern is aflatoxin’s role in reduction of child growth and development. Since chronic diseases in developing countries are underreported, acute aflatoxicosis outbreaks, like the ones recently documented in Kenya with over 100s of deaths, are likely to be an underestimation of the true size of the problem.…”
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Antenatal care is associated with adherence to iron supplementation among pregnant women in selected low-middle-income-countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America & the Caribbean... by Karyadi, Elvina, Reddy, J. C., Dearden, Kirk A., Purwanti, Tutut, Asri, Eriana, Roquero, Loreto B., Juguan, Jocelyn A., Sapitula-Evidente, Anjali, Alam, M. K., Das, Susmita, Nair, Gopa K., Srivastava, Anuj, Raut, Manoj K.

“…Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally. …”
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2015 Global hunger index by severity by von Grebmer, Klaus, Bernstein, Jill, de Waal, Alex, Prasai, Nilam, Yin, Sandra, Yohannes, Yisehac

“…The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is based on four component indicators: >> UNDERNOURISHMENT: the proportion of undernourished people as a percentage of the population (reflecting the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake); >> CHILD WASTING: the proportion of children younger than age five who suffer from wasting (low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition); >> CHILD STUNTING: the proportion of children younger than age five who are stunted (low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition); and >> CHILD MORTALITY: the mortality rate of children younger than age five (partially reflecting the fatal synergy of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments). …”
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Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012 by Gelli, Aulo, Masset, Edoardo, Diallo, Amadou Sekou, Assima, Amidou, Hombrados, Jorge, Watkins, Kristie, Drake, Lesley

“…Schooling was found to respond to a broad range of determinants, including child's age and nutrition status, as well as on household consumption, on farm labour, teacher availability, and village level remoteness. …”
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Towards tackling stunting in children in Rwanda under two-years-old: a multi-faceted approach by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…“A multi-faceted response needs to be launched on all fronts to tackle this problem in line with the findings of this study,” said Dr. …”
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Olika behov på lekplatsen by Nolegård, Emelie, Ingvarsson, Emma

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Consumer acceptance of biofortified iron beans in rural Rwanda: Experimental Evidence by Oparinde, Adewale, Birol, Ekin, Murekezi, Abdoul, Katsvairo, Lister, Diressie, Michael Tedla, Nkundimana, Jean d'Amour, Butare, Louis

“…Iron deficiency among children and women of child-bearing age is a public health problem in many developing countries. …”
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Agro‐ecological zone and farm diversity are factors associated with haemoglobin and anaemia among rural school‐aged children and adolescents in Ghana by Azupogo, Fusta, Aurino, Elisabetta, Gelli, Aulo, Bosompem, Kwabena M., Ayi, Irene, Osendarp, Saskia J. M., Brouwer, Inge D., Folson, Gloria

“…Anaemia is a severe public health problem among SAC and adolescents in rural Ghana irrespective of sex. …”
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