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Strategies for better integrating nutrient supplementation and dietary diversity approaches for stunting reduction and improved nutrition outcomes: A Rwandan case study por Warner, James, Marivoet, Wim, Covic, Namukolo M., Umugwaneza, M.

“…While current policy discussions generally acknowledge the need for better integrating nutrition‐sensitive approaches into current nutrition‐specific health interventions, most do not weigh the costs and merits or potential synergies.The overall objective of this article is to gain insight into the types of interventions that policy‐makers can select and combine to sustainably improve nutrition outcomes in Rwanda.Making use of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) combined with linear programming (LP) techniques applied to food consumption data, this article applies a cost–benefit analysis to Rwanda on two distinct intervention bundles targeted at children and pregnant women. …”
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Including scalable nutrition interventions in a graduation model program: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia por Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leight, Jessica, Mamo, Tigist, Mulford, Michael, Tambet, Heleene

“…The experiment compared a core nutrition model of nutrition information and sanitation and hygiene activities to an enhanced model that added more intensive nutrition messaging, supplementary feeding of malnourished children, mental health services, and a male engagement activity. …”
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Transfers, behavior change communication, and intimate partner violence: Post-program evidence from rural Bangladesh por Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa, Hoddinott, John F., Ahmed, Akhter

“…Adverse effects are transmitted inter-generationally, with IPV linked to poorer child development, nutrition, and health outcomes, as well as a greater likelihood of children also entering into abusive relationships (Aizer 2010; Fulu et al. 2017; Hasselmann and Reichenheim 2006; Karamagi et al. 2007; Koenen et al. 2003; Pollak 2004; Yount et al. 2011). …”
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Determinants of the gap between breastfeeding knowledge and practices in Vietnamese mothers por Nguyen, Tuan T., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Hajeebhoy, Nemat

“…To reduce the knowledge‐practice gap in early BF, programs should focus on strengthening support by health staff and minimizing health‐facility related barriers. …”
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Estimating the impact of vitamin A-fortified vegetable oil in Bangladesh in the absence of dietary assessment data por Fiedler, John L., Lividini, Keith, Bermudez, Odilia I.

“…Vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem in Bangladesh. The 2011–12 Bangladesh Micronutrient Survey found 76·8 % of children of pre-school age were vitamin A deficient. …”
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Food fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet por Gillespie, Stuart

“…These case studies offer hope that, by organizing, sharing, and learning, we can build a better food future for ourselves and for our children. Both unflinching exposé and revolutionary call to arms, Food Fight shines a light inside the black box of politics and power before mapping a way toward a new system that gives us hope for a future of global health and justice.…”
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The epidemiology of animal bite injuries in Uganda and projections of the burden of rabies por Fèvre, Eric M., Kaboyo, R.W., Persson, V., Edelsten, M., Coleman, P.G., Cleaveland, S.

“…We aimed at describing the profile of patients presenting to health centres with animal bite injuries in Uganda, and use a predictive model to estimate the mortality of rabies at a national level.Methods  We conducted a passive surveillance study in Uganda based in a random sample of health centres supplied with rabies vaccine to determine the characteristics of bite injury patients and establish the age and sex profiles of patients, the site of bites and their severity, wound management techniques and details of the vaccination course given. …”
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Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (EScaPP): annual report por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The losses affect more than 300 million of the world's poor, including as many as 43 million malnourished children. The diversity and geographic range of cassava pest constraints require comprehensive regional R&D approaches to develop and implement holistic intervention technologies that improve cassava plant health, increase yields and ensure good production environments. …”
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CGIAR Counselling Services: Standard Operating Procedure for accessing confidential counselling por CGIAR System Organization

“…The service provides one-to-one counselling and group specialist assistance on a range of personal, family, social, psychological and mental health issues in a non-judgmental and open manner. …”
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South Asia Nutrition Knowledge Initiative: Abstract digest June 2024 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Additionally, this edition features Agri-Food Systems Data Portal for India, launched by Anuvaad Solutions, and the document on adolescent health indicators recommended by the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health. …”
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The impact of oportunidades in Mexico: An integrated CGE-microsimulations modeling approach por Dorosh, Paul A., Debowicz, Dario, Golan, Jennifer

“…As the name indicates, CCT programs transfer money to a targeted group conditional on the recipient's behavior, such as school attendance for children, vaccinations, health checks for infants and pregnant women, and attendance of workshops on hygiene and nutrition.Oportunidades (previously named Progresa) is a CCT program in Mexico that consists of three components: one related to education, one to health, and one to nutrition. …”
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The impact of PROGRESA on community social relationships: final report por Adato, Michelle

“…PROGRESA’s objective is to provide Mexican families living in extreme poverty access to opportunities for meeting their basic education, health and nutritional needs. It provides cash benefits linked to children’s school attendance and to families’ regular clinic visits, as well as health education and nutritional supplements. …”
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An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership. por Bold, M. van den, Pedehombga, A., Ouédraogo, M., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Olney, Deanna K.

“…The program’s goal was to improve women’s and children’s nutrition and health outcomes through production and nutrition interventions. …”
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Río Pita Park por Nisses Johanson, Johanna

“…Through walks and conversations about children's cognitive maps of their neighbourhood in the suburb El Valle de los Chillos, the children's view of nature was investigated. …”
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Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam por Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Kennedy, G., Nguyen, T., Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O., Do, H., Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…Yet poor diet quality is still contributing the triple burden of malnutrition, with 25 percent stunting among children under age 5, 26 percent and 29 percent of women and children, respectively, anemic, and 21 percent of adults overweight. …”
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Kommunikation i social marknadsföring : matmodeller i grundskolemiljöer por Sandervig, Jessica

Pathways to diverse diets – a retrospective analysis of a participatory nutrition-sensitive project in Kenya por Boedecker, Julia, Lachat, Carl, Hawwash, Dana, Damme, Patrick van, Nowicki, Marisa, Termote, Céline

“…This study is based on a community-based participatory project, running in Kenya since 2015 and aiming to diversify diets of women and children by making use of local food biodiversity. …”
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Effect of nutrition counselling with a digital job aid on child dietary diversity: Analysis of secondary outcomes from a cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh por Billah, Sk Masum, Ferdous, Tarana E., Kelly, Patrick, Raynes-Greenow, Camille, Siddique, Abu Bakkar, Gillespie, Stuart, Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima

“…We assessed the impact of nutrition counselling using a digital job aid on dietary diversity of children aged 6–23 months using data from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Bangladesh. …”
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Africa RISING in Tanzania: Impact brief por Azzarri, Carlo, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Vitellozzi, Sveva

“…Other program interventions included mechanization for postharvest handling and introduction of an integrated nutrition package for nutrition and health gains, especially for children.…”
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Widowhood and asset inheritance in sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical evidence from 15 countries por Peterman, Amber

“…Widows in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) are perceived to face discrimination in asset inheritance, leading to poverty for themselves and their children. However, large‐sample empirical research supporting this claim is scarce. …”
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