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Maize meal (posho) served at selected boarding schools in western Uganda is highly contaminated with aflatoxins por Oyesigye, E., Nkurunungi, J.B., Mlahagwa, W., Raymond, A., Mahuku, G., Medina, A.

“…Additionally, it sought to determine the extent of aflatoxin exposure in the maize-bean meal consumed by students within the age range of 5 to 24. A cross-sectional study was conducted in two districts of Bushenyi and Sheema to gather 95 samples (31 beans, 32 maize flour, and 32 cooked maize flour-posho). …”
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Assessing impact and impact pathways of a homestead food production program on household and child nutrition in Cambodia por Olney, Deanna K., Talukder, Aminuzzaman, Iannotti, Lora L., Ruel, Marie T., Quinn, Victoria

“…Homestead food production programs have the potential to improve maternal and child health and nutrition through multiple pathways.To evaluate the impact of a homestead food production program in Cambodia on household production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods and on maternal and child health and nutrition (intake of micronutrient-rich foods, anthropometry, hemoglobin, and anemia prevalence); and to assess pathways of impact on maternal and child health and nutrition.Two cross-sectional surveys (baseline and endline) were used to assess differences between intervention ( n = 300) and control ( n = 200) households using t-tests and chi-square tests. …”
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AI-powered detection and quantification of Post-harvest Physiological Deterioration (PPD) in cassava using YOLO foundation models and K-means clustering por Gomez Ayalde, Daniela, Giraldo Londono, Juan Camilo, Quiroga Mosquera, Audberto, Luna-Melendez, Jorge Luis, Gimode, Winnie, Tran, Thierry, Zhang, Xiaofei, Selvaraj, Michael Gomez

“…Despite challenges with similar color intensities in the image data, the combination of SAM, image processing techniques such as RGB color filtering, and machine learning (ML) algorithms was effective in removing yellow and gray color sections, significantly reducing the Mean Absolute Error (MAE) in PPD estimation from 20.01 to 15.50. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5b: Addressing nutrition challenges in vulnerable populations por Thapaliya, Pragya, Sheuly, Afsana Habib, Gadhavi, Alfa, El-Kour, Tatyana, Akter, Fahmida, Das, Pinaki, Dirghayu, K. C., Shirisha, P., Rinky, Farhana, Kumar, Raj, Yasin, Rahima

“…D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5b: Addressing nutrition challenges in vulnerable populations Oral presentations Enhancing Nutrition Through Home-Grown School Meal Programs: Policy, Governance, and Capacity Building in Rural Nepal Pragya Thapaliya, Programme Manager, Mercy Corps Empowering Adolescent Girls through Food Security and Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Bangladesh Afsana Habib Sheuly, Head of Nutrition and Health, Helen Keller International Diversifying food plates of tribal farmer households of Dangs by changing behaviour patterns around millets Alfa Gadhavi, Deputy Manager (Health & Nutrition), Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Double burden of malnutrition and its determinants among adolescent girls and boys (10-19 years): Evidence from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Bangladesh Fahmida Akter, Assistant Scientist, BRAC University Hidden Hunger: A Longitudinal Study of Nutritional Insecurity among Non-Poor Tribal and Non-Tribal Households in West Bengal, India Pinaki Das, Professor, Vidyasagar University Rapid-fire presentations Prevalence and determinants of the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Adolescents in Nepal: Results from an urban sample Dirghayu K.C., Research Coordinator, Public Health Promotion and Development Organization The importance of revisiting regional inequalities in the nutrition status of women and children: an empirical study from India P Shirisha, Project Research Scientist-II, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology Factors associated with different form of malnutrition and their co-existence among 6-59 Months old children in Bangladesh: Findings from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey Farhana Rinky, Research Assistant, Center for NCD and Nutrition, BRAC JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University and Institute of Food Science and Technology Impact Evaluation of Community Clinic Intervention on Maternal Healthcare Utilization in the Slums of Delhi Raj Kumar, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University Nutritional Antenatal Care Strategies Rahima Yasin, Research Coordinator, Institute of Global Health and Development, the Aga Khan University Hospital…”
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The association between animal source foods and stunting in children aged 6 months to 5 years: A systematic review por Shapiro, Myra Joy, Downs, Shauna, Quelhas, Diana, Kreis, Katharine, Kraemer, Klaus, Fanzo, Jessica

“…The majority of studies were observational (n=13); the designs were longitudinal (n=8) and cross-sectional (n=5). The majority of observational studies (n=9) used a 24-hour recall to collect ASF consumption, but the consumption variables varied widely from binary measures of dietary ASF to counts of daily ASF consumed to grams of ASF protein intake. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle on selected farms located in Dessie and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia por Mekonin, H.A., Reda, A.A., Assen, Alula A., Assen, A.M.

“…Background: Lameness in dairy cattle has continued to be a significant burden for farmers in modern dairy production due to its impact on animal welfare and productivity. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2022 to February 2023 to estimate the prevalence and identify associated risk factors of lameness in 433 dairy cows across 37 selected farms located in Dessie and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia. …”
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Women’s experiences in the food environment and their association with fruit and vegetables intake: Insights from Northern Tanzania por Singh, Nishmeet, Bliznashka, Lilia, Azupogo, Fusta, Marshall, Quinn, Kumar, Neha, Malindisa, Evangelista, Jeremiah, Kidola, Hess, Sonja Y., Kinabo, Joyce L., Olney, Deanna K., Jaacks, Lindsay M., Bellows, Alexandra L.

“…Methods We used cross-sectional data from 2,597 women living in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions. …”
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Confirmation of a hyperendemic focus of porcine cysticercosis in Northern Uganda: Prevalence and risk factor analysis por Ngwili, Nicholas, Ahimbisibwe, Salaviriuse, Korir, Max, Bole, Stephen, Kankya, C., Kinyera, A., Avudraga, S.V., Okeny, R.S., Kenny, R.O., Ouma, Emily A., Dohoo, I., Thomas, Lian F.

“…This study aimed to validate these findings and provide contextual evidence to support design and implementation of targeted interventions to control the parasite. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 in four districts of northern Uganda. …”
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Viral etiology of acute respiratory infections in Sub-Saharan Africa during the pre-COVID-19 period (2006–2019): a systematic review and meta-analysis por Kaboré, B.W.O., Gouba, N., Ilboudo, Abdoul K., Lingani, M., Savadogo, M., Ouedraogo, E., Cissé, A., Simonis, V., Tarnagda, Z.

“…Methods: We performed an electronic search through the PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, and Scopus databases to identify observational (cross-sectional and cohort), and randomized controlled trial studies published in English and French between January 2006, and December 2019. …”
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The epidemiology and spatial distribution of Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis in Kenya: The case of Busia County por Zemedhun, Y.G., Egulae, T., Wubie, N.K., Akoko, James M., Fèvre, Eric M., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…In Busia County, the retrospective study retrieved reports on porcine cysticercosis and epilepsy (as a proxy indicator of neurocysticercosis) from hospitals and meat inspection records. The cross-sectional study assessed risk behaviors associated with TSTC in Busia County. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women related to human and animal feces management in Ethiopia: Evidence for strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) initiatives por Hadush, B., Fikru, C., Kebede, G., Guesh, S., Kassaye, E., Redae, G., Amenu, Kebede, Cavalerie, Lisa, Mor, Siobhan M.

“…Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted through random sampling of households in selected kebeles across the three HDSS sites. …”
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Methodological considerations and cost to measure coverage of multisectoral nutrition interventions: Protocol for the One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh por Manohar, Swetha, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Neupane, Sumanta, Munos, Melinda Kay, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Banerjee, Archis, Pandya, Niharika, Kim, Sunny S.

“…Methods and analysis The ONCS will be a cross-sectional, population-representative household survey conducted in four districts of Bangladesh (Rangpur, Sylhet, Dhaka and Khulna), selected for their geographic spread and urban–rural balance. …”
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Management practices, productive performances and egg quality traits of exotic chickens under village production system in east Shewa, Ethiopia por Tadesse, D.T.

“…A cross sectional study was conducted with the objectives of assessing management practices, evaluate productive performance and egg quality traits of Isa Brown (IB), Bovan Brown (BB) and Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK) under village production system, from November 2011 to May 2012 in Ada’a and Lume districts of East Shewa, Ethiopia. …”
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The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe por Chamboko, Tafireyi, Mukhebi, A.W., Callaghan, C.J.O., Peter, T.F., Kruska, Russell L., Medley, G.F., Mahan, S.M., Perry, Brian D.

“…In each zone, a cross-sectional study was performed in the main farming systems (smallholder (SH) and large-scale commercial (LSC) beef and dairy), followed by longitudinal studies in the same sectors to improve data accuracy for some parameters. …”
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Seroprevalences of vector-transmitted infections of small-holder dairy cattle in coastal Kenya por Maloo, S.H., Thorpe, W.R., Kiio, G., Ngumi, P., Rowlands, G.J., Perry, Brian D.

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to September 1989 in Kaloleni Division, Coast Province, Kenya to estimate the prevalence of vector-transmitted diseases in small-holder dairy cattle and to identify the risk factors associated with different management systems. …”
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Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections associated with wastewater and human excreta use in agriculture in Vietnam por Phuc Pham Duc, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Hattendorf, J., Zinsstag, Jakob, Phung-Dac, C., Zurbrugg, C., Odermatt, P.

“…Background We assessed the risk of helminth infections in association with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in Hanam province, northern Vietnam. In two cross-sectional surveys, we obtained samples from 1,425 individuals from 453 randomly selected households. …”
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Control of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: Knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and practices in Narok District of Kenya por Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W., Kiara, Henry K., Heffernan, C.L., Kaitibie, S., Gitau, G.K., McKeever, Declan J., Taylor, N.M.

“…Participatory data collection involving 52 focus group discussions in 37 village clusters and key informant interviews, a cross-sectional study involving 232 households and a post-vaccination follow up involving 203 households was carried out in 2006-2007 in Narok South district of Kenya. …”
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Integrative science in practice : Process perspectives from ASB, the partnership for the tropical forest margins por Tomich, Thomas P., Timmer, D.W., Velarde, S.J., Alegre Orihuela, JC, Areskoug, V., Cash, D.W., Cattaneo, Andrea, Ericksen, Polly J., Joshi, L., Kasyoki, J, Legg, C., Locatelli, M., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Palm, Cheryl A., Porro, R., Rescia Perazzo, A, Salazar Vega, A, Noordwijk, Meine van, Weise, Stephan F., White, D.

“…To lay the foundations for interpreting these insights and to motivate the study, introductory sections present qualitative evidence regarding organizational learning within the consortium (using research hypotheses as indicators) and success in producing integrated results (using a selection of research results as evidence). …”
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Sero-epidemiology of Peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Turkana County, Kenya por Kihu, S.M., Gachohi, John M., Ndungu, E.K., Gitao, G.C., Bebora, L.C., Njenga, J.M., Wairire, G.G., Maingi, N., Wahome, R.G., Ireri, R.

“…Serum samples from sheep (n = 431) and goats (n = 538) of all ages were collected in a cross-sectional study in Turkana County, Kenya. The objective was to estimate the sero-prevalence of PPR virus (PPRV) infection and associated risk factors in both species. …”
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Risk management and communication in informal dairy sector in Côte d’Ivoire: Options for sustainable livelihoods por Traoré, S., Gboko, T., Sanhoua, A., Kirioua, J., Dao, D., Jans, C., Hattendorf, J., Meile, L., Lacroix, C., Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…In order to improve hygiene and quality as well as to increase production for school canteens, urban consumption and sustainable livelihoods, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Korhogo (Côte d’Ivoire) from May to August 2014. …”
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