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
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
Sonja Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Jerome Some, Elizabeth Prado, Zinéwindé Ouédraogo, Rosemonde Guissou, Stephen Vosti, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo & Kenneth Brown·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) is a promising home fortification product to supplement young children's diets, but the optimal zinc level to include is uncertain. We assessed growth and development in young Burkinabe children who received SQ-L...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21046