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Measuring Infant and Young Child Complementary Feeding Practices: Indicators, Current Practice and Research Gaps por Ruel, Marie T.

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[Correspondence] Are studies underestimating the effects of sanitation on child nutrition? por Headey, Derek D.

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Child nutritional status, welfare and health in Nigerian households por Edeh, Hyacinth O., Mavrotas, George, Adesugba, Margaret Abiodun

“…The study attempts to provide insights into the relationships among child nutritional status, welfare and health among households and how these have evolved in Nigeria using the 2003, 2008, and 2013 children recode data of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for Nigeria. …”
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Child stunting is associated with child, maternal, and environmental factors in Vietnam por Beal, Ty, Tuyen, Le Danh, Thi Huong, Trinh, Burra, Dharani Dhar, Huynh, Tuyen, Duong, Thanh Thi, Mai, Truong Tuyet, Son, Nguyen Duy, Nguyen, Kien Tri, Haan, Stef de, Jones, Andrew D.

“…We analyzed data on children 6–59 months (n = 85932) from the Vietnam Nutritional Surveillance System, a nationally representative cross‐sectional survey. …”
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Early life economic shocks and child health outcomes por Kazibwe, Douglas

“…Changes in the commodity price of exports are a constraint that weigh on agricultural households’ ability to make necessary investment in children thus impacting health and human capital formation.…”
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Dietary diversity and nutrition status of preschool children from banana dependent households in Gitega (Burundi) and Butembo (Democratic Republic of Congo) por Ekesa, B., Garming, H., Blomme, Guy

“…A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Gitega health zone (Burundi) and Butembo health zone (Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) with the objective of establishing dietary diversity and nutritional status of pre-school children from rural-banana dependent households. …”
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Addressing prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema in children requires an improved evidence base on resource use and cost-effectiveness of interventions por Huybregts, Lieven, Berkley, James A., Castro, Mary Christine, Dewey, Kathryn G., Golden, Kate, Jemutai, Julie, Naude, Celeste E., McCaul, Michael, Daniel, Allison I.

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Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children?: New evidence from efficacy trials por De Moura, Fabiana F., Palmer, Amanda C., Finkelstein, Julia L., Haas, Jere D., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Wenger, Michael J., Birol, Ekin, Boy, Erick, Peña-Rosas, Juan Pablo

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Environmental health risk communication: Concept, principles and challenges por Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…Army as part of Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam War, in conjunction with rapid industrialization, urbanization and economic development in the recent decades, Vietnam now faces various severe environmental health risks. Public health concern and outrage are usually high regarding risks associated with vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and children or risks occurring on large scales. …”
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Nutritional status of children 0-59 months in selected intervention communities in northern Ghana from the Africa RISING project in 2012 por Glover-Amengor, M., Agbemafle, I., Hagan, L.L., Mboom, F.P., Gamor, G., Larbi, Asamoah, Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard

“…A pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on background characteristics of caregivers and children. Weight and height were measured for children following World Health Organization (WHO) procedures and transformed into z-scores using the WHO Anthro. …”
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How nutrition-friendly are agriculture and health policies in Bangladesh? por Naher, Firdousi, Barkat-e-Khuda, Ahmed, Shaikh Shamsuddin, Hossain, Mahabub

“…The improvements in nutrition status in Bangladesh, particularly child nutrition outcomes, have been relatively slow, despite remarkable improvements in the country's food situation as well as in the health sector. At present more than 40% of children under 5 years of age are stunted.To examine the specific food, agriculture, and health policies that have existed and currently exist in Bangladesh from the perspective of nutrition and identify gaps in the policy framework for which improvements in nutrition have been slow.Policy documents, public financial and budget documents, and related papers were reviewed. …”
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Modification of local diets to improve vitamin A, iron and protein content for children aged 6 to 23 months in Kagera, Tanzania por Mbela, D.E.N., Kinabo, J., Mwanri, A.W., Ekesa, B.

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Can rights-based conditional cash transfers improve children’s nutrition at scale? Evidence from India’s maternity benefit program por Ray, Soumyajit, Chakrabarti, Suman, Pal, Sumantra, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Scott, Samuel P., Menon, Purnima

“…Using National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data from 2005 to 2021, we assess changes in growth for 296,782 children under five years old before and after PMMVY implementation. …”
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Leaving no one behind: a photovoice case study on vulnerability and wellbeing of children heading households in two informal settlements in Nairobi por Karuga, R., Steege, R., Njoroge, I., Liani, M., Georgi, N.W., Otiso, L., Muturi, N., Okoth, L.A., Theobald, S., Tolhurst, R.

“…Children heading households (CHH) in urban informal settlements face specific vulnerabilities shaped by limitations on their opportunities and capabilities within the context of urban inequities, which affect their wellbeing. …”
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Associations between livestock keeping, morbidity, and nutritional status of children and women in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review por Alemu, Taddese, Giang Nguyen, Duncan, Alan J., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Brown, Fiona, Iannotti, Lora L., McNeill, Geraldine

“…Livestock keeping can positively influence the nutritional status of populations and households through increased consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) and other indirect pathways, but can also adversely affect health by increasing the risk of diseases. We conducted a systematic review synthesising the current state of knowledge on the associations among livestock keeping, infectious disease and the nutritional status of children under 5 years and women of reproductive age in low- and lower–middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Exploring the barriers and facilitators of nutrition and dietary intake among school-aged children in the urban low-income setting of Addis Ababa por Adugna, Yimer Mihretie, Ayelign, Abebe, Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…A total of 77 participants (41 male, 36 female) participated in 6 focus groups, 10 IDIs, and 5 KIIs from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Save the Children, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI). …”
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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision por Woldetsadik, D., Llorent-Martinez, E. J., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Njenga, M., Mendum, R., Castillo-Lopez, R., Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L., Hailu, H., Evans, C. T., Madani, N., Mafika, T. P., Fleming, D. E. B.

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Innovations in insuring the poor: Microinsurance for health and agricultural risks por Leftley, Richard

“…When, however, the MFIs had to capture data on spouses and children, introduce a policy that ran for longer than the loan, or administer a significant volume of claims such as those arising from health insurance, the cracks started to appear. …”
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Diet quality and nutritional status of HIV-exposed children aged between 6 and 18 months in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana por Folson, Gloria K., Bannerman, Boateng, Asante, Millicent, Tokor, Grace Siba, Ador, Gabriel, Atadze, Vicentia, Puplampu, Peter, Dame, Joycelyn Assimeng, Neizer, Margaret, Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…Introduction: HIV-exposed children, even when uninfected, have a greater risk of malnutrition than unexposed counterparts. …”
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India's 2.42 million frontline health workers enable restoration of health and nutrition service delivery after early COVID-19 lockdowns por Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Ashok, Sattvika, Bajaj, Sumati, Kachwaha, Shivani, Pant, Anjali, Walia, Monika, Kulkarni, Bharati, Augustine, Little Flower, Menon, Purnima

“…We studied disruptions and restorations of health and nutrition services by frontline workers (FLWs) in India during COVID-19. …”
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