Objectives: A national scale-up of an integrated facility and community-based delivery of iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements in Nepal spanned almost ten years through the Iron Intensification Program (IIP), over which time national coverage of IFA in pregnant women increased f...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20951
Frederick Grant, Donald Cole, Kirimi Sindi, Carol Levin, Dean Garett, Simon Kariuki, Hermann Ouedarogo, Cornelia Loechl, Rhona Baingana, Mary Oyunga & Jan Low·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) is a significant burden among children under-5-years-old and pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the levels of VA and prevalence of VAD among children age 6-23 mo in 2 counties in western Kenya. Methods: Dry-...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21229
Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Drew Halliday, Katarina Begus, Helen Maris, Maria Papademetriou, Nick Everdell, Momodou Darboe, Andrew Prentice, Sophie Moore & Clare Elwell·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Appropriate nutrition in the first 1000 days of life is essential for optimal brain development and function. Neurobehavioral assessments of cognitive function can only detect effects of nutritional deficiencies once they reach the point of observable behaviour, thus...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20952
Leah A. Perlas, Clarita R. Magsadia, Josefina A. Desnacido, Michael E. Serafico, Rowena V. Viajar, Emily O. Rongavilla, Glenda P. Azana & Trinidad P. Trinidad·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: The Efficacy of Malunggay Leaves Sprinkle in Improving the Height and Weight, Iron and Vitamin A Status of 8-10 Years Old Schoolchildren Methods: Participants were underweight children aged 8 – 10 years, grouped into: 60 control and 61 experimental. The experimental g...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21084
Objectives: Women in Kenya are at high risk of multiple micronutrient deficiencies due to low intake through monotonous diets. Country-specific food based dietary recommendations (FBRs) facilitate dietary improvement. Main objective was to develop and evaluate FBRs based on the e...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20953
Objectives: Supplementing newborns with vitamin A within 48 hours of birth has been shown to reduce infant mortality in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia. This study evaluated the feasibility of delivering vitamin A to newborns through existing maternal and child health services in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21154
Objectives: Further analysis of KDHS 2008/09. Methods: The study uses data from the 2008-09 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, involving children aged 24-35 months, a weighted sample of 1029 children. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted. The outcome vari...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20954
Objectives: The Government of Uganda has stepped up efforts in recent years to address malnutrition. As part of these efforts, in July 2013, Uganda shifted from a voluntary project-based model for food fortification to a public-private partnership mandatory program. This was mand...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21085
Objectives: In Ethiopia, 44% of children under five years-of-age are stunted (i.e., height-for-age (HAZ) below -2SD). This is considered a major public health concern by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health’s National Nutrition Plan. Future efforts to reduce stunting depend largely o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20955
James P. Wirth, Nichols Erin, Ibrahim Khatib, Hanan Masa'd, Rawhieh Barham, Nancy Aburto, Svenja Jungjohann, Kevin Sullivan & Mary Serdula·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Jordan's 2010 National Micronutrient Survey assessed the prevalence and severity of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in Jordanian women and children. Methods: A stratified multistage cluster sampling was used to establish a nationally representative household-bas...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21155