Resultados de búsqueda - children’s health

Genomic approaches for improving grain zinc and iron content in wheat por Roy, Chandan, Kumar, Sudhir, Ranjan, Rakesh Deo, Kumhar, Sita Ram, Govindan, Velu

“…In developing countries, children under the age of five with stunted growth and pregnant or lactating women were found to be at high risk of zinc and iron deficiencies. …”
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The extent of women's empowerment across rural-urban areas and wealth categories and its role in nutrition outcomes of family members in Uttar Pradesh, India por Palani Samy, Venkatesh, Vellaichamy, Sangeetha, Girish Kumar, Jha, Sharma, Nitin, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…We used Uttar Pradesh data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -5 conducted in 2019-21 for the study. …”
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Trends and geographic variability in gender inequalities in child mortality and stunting in India, 2006–2016 por Alderman, Harold, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Menon, Purnima

“…We examined the degree to which historic patterns in gender disparities in child undernutrition and mortality in India have persisted given recent progress in health and nutrition. Using two nationally representative datasets from India between 2006 and 2016, we estimated mortality rates and stunting by gender and by birth order among children under 5 years old. …”
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Rural Bangladeshi consumers’ willingness to pay for rice with improved nutrition via zinc biofortified rice and decreased milling practices por Herrington, Caitlin, Maredia, Mywish K., Ortega, David L., Taleon, Victor, Birol, Ekin, Sarkar, Md. Abdur Rouf, Rahaman, Md. Shajedur

“…Zinc deficiency is a severe public health issue in Bangladesh. We examine the effects of nutritional information on rural consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for two ways to address zinc deficiency—biofortification of rice with increased zinc content (an invisible trait) and low-milling that gives rice grains a distinctive light brown color (a visible trait) and sets it apart from the culturally preferred highlymilled white rice grain. …”
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Impact evaluation of improved nutrition through integrated basic social services and social cash transfer pilot program (IN-SCT) in Oromia and SNNP regions, Ethiopia: Endline impac... por Gilligan, Daniel O., Arrieta, Alejandra, Devereux, Stephen, Hoddinott, John F., Kebede, Dereje, Ledlie, Natasha, Roelen, Keetie, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

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Aspirations and women’s empowerment: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan por Kosec, Katrina, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Mirkasimov, Bakhrom, Song, Jie

“…It can increase household income and asset wealth by ensuring that women are economically active and have high levels of human capital; increase technical efficiency on the farm; and improve health, nutrition, and education outcomes for children. …”
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Cash transfers increase trust in local government por Evans, David K., Holtemeyer, Brian, Kosec, Katrina

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Dietary diversity predicts dietary quality regardless of season in 6–12-month-old infants in south-west Ethiopia por Wondafrash, Mekitie, Huybregts, Lieven, Lachat, Carl, Bouckaert, Kimberley P., Kolsteren, Patrick

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Is there an enabling environment for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in South Asia?: Stakeholder perspectives from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan por van den Bold, Mara, Kohli, Neha, Gillespie, Stuart, Zuberi, Samar, Rajeesh, Sangeetha, Chakraborty, Barnali

“…Almost half of all children in South Asia are stunted. Although agriculture has the potential to be a strong driver of undernutrition reduction and serves as the main source of livelihood for over half of South Asia’s population, its potential to reduce undernutrition is currently not being realized.The Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) research consortium seeks to understand how agriculture and agrifood systems can be better designed to improve nutrition in South Asia. …”
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Advances in breeding for high grain zinc in rice por Swamy, B.P. Mallikarjuna, Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur, Inabangan-Asilo, Mary Ann, Amparado, Amery, Manito, Christine, Chadha-Mohanty, Prabhjit, Reinke, Russell, Slamet-Loedin, Inez H.

“…More than one billion people, particularly children and pregnant women suffer from Zn deficiency related health problems in Asia. …”
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Advocacy coalitions and the transfer of nutrition policy to Zambia por Harris, Jody

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Market Food Environment Mapping Dataset from Urban Informal Settlements in Kisumu, Kenya (2022) por Musita, Consolata Nolega, Akingbemisilu, Tosin Harold, Termote, Celine

“…These settlements are characterized by inadequate housing, limited access to basic infrastructure, high poverty levels, food insecurity, and poor health and nutrition indicators. Previous assessments have reported high rates of household food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly among children under five years and women of reproductive age, making these communities a priority for nutrition interventions.…”
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Weather shocks and child nutritional status in rural Bangladesh: Does labor allocation have a role to play? por Homma, Kirara, Islam, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful, Matsuura-Kannari, Masanori, Debela, Bethelhem Legesse

“…We find that less rainfall during the main cropping season in the previous year worsens nutritional status of children under the age of five years, while less rainfall in the current year increases child nutrition. …”
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Validation of the early action protocol for flood disasters: case study of Matara District, Sri Lanka por Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarasinghe, H., Indrasena, R., Gunasundara, W., Kaushalya, C., Nethmi, K., De Silva, R., Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The workshop and the AA protocol development, supported by Save the Children and IWMI, had prepared sector-specific AA Protocols (AAPs) for Agriculture, Livestock, Health, Education, and WASH. …”
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Agricultural knowledge management: Case of dairy production improvement Bure Woreda, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region por Assefa, H.

“…They also transferred their knowledge to their neighbors, friends, relative and children. Dairy production in the district is not market oriented, rather it use for household consumption and obtaining ox for draught power. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for smallholder livestock production in post-conflict South Kivu, eastern DR Congo por Maass, Brigitte L., Katunga Musale, Dieudonné, Chiuri, Wanjiku L., Gassner, Anja, Peters, Michael

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A. por Girard, Amy W., Grant, F., Okuku, H.S., Akelo, V., Wanjala, R., Levin, C., Cole, D., Low, Jan W.

“…Maternal and child infection, iron, and anemia status, anthropometry, diet, health services uptake, and food security status are also measured. 505 eligible pregnant women, attending ANC at 4 control and 4 intervention facilities, were consented and enrolled. …”
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Bean recipes: best food choice for the adventurous cook por Natabirwa, HN, National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Katende, D, National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda, Lung'aho, Mercy G., National Crop Resources Research Institute, Uganda, Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

“…A growing trend of malnutrition is currently a major public health concern in both lower and higher socio-economic levels. …”
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Aflatoxin M1 levels in different marketed milk products in Nairobi, Kenya por Lindahl, Johanna F., Kagera, I.N., Grace, Delia

“…Milk is an important source of energy and nutrients, especially for children, and in Kenya, milk consumption is higher than other countries in the region. …”
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Effect of agriculture-nutrition education and extension services on early adoption and diffusion of biofortfied crops: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya por Okello, J.J., Muoki, Penina Ngusye, Kwikiriza, N., Wambaya, J., Heck, S.

“…The study was conducted in western Kenya and involved 537 households with children under 5 years, a pregnant or lactating women. …”
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