Objectives: Identifying cost-effective strategies for delivering efficacious nutrient supplements is a policy challenge, especially in rural areas. This paper examines the effects of alternative distribution outlet schemes on transportation costs of 3,146 households in the Dandé...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21242
Objectives: Limited knowledge exists on sustained adherence to small quantity LNS for PLW and how this compares to other prenatal supplements, particularly in programmatic settings. We aimed to address these gaps. Methods: A random subsample of women (n=360) from an ongoing LNS e...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21231
Objectives: To compare the effects of 3 different iron-containing supplements on 8-isoprostane-F2α, a subclinical indicator of oxidative stress, in pregnant women in Ghana. Methods: Pregnant women were randomly assigned to receive one of the following 3 interventions: Fe/FA: 60 m...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21233
Objectives: Public policy makers may play a role in promoting products demonstrated to be efficacious. Home delivery reduces households’ out-of-pocket costs of accessing these products; however, home delivery may be expensive, especially in rural areas. This paper provides evid...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21238
Stephen Vosti, Katherine Adams, Emmanuel Ayifah, Rosemonde Guissou, Thokozani Phiri, Per Ashorn, Anna Lartey, Ken Maleta, Jean Bosco Ouedraogo, Kathryn Dewey & Travis Lybbert·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Households’ stated willingness-to-pay (WTP) for small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) influence the economic viability of retail outlets for these products, and will guide public policy action when WTP falls short of LNS production/distribution costs. ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21240
Mary Arimond, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Ulla Ashorn, Kenneth Brown, Jaimie Hemsworth, Sonja Hess, Elizabeth Jimenez, Chiza Kumwenda, Anna Lartey, Harriet Okronipa, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Stephen Vosti & Kathryn Dewey·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) are energy-dense and could change infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices by changing caregiver perceptions of needs and/or child appetite and demand for breast milk and local complementary foods. We hypothesized that LNS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21156