Objectives: The broad objective was to assess components of the supply chain aiming at identifying facilitating factors and barriers to uninterrupted availability of IFA, oxytocic drugs, misoprostol, magnesium sulphate and calcium with a view of formulating innovative solutions....
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20956
Peter A. Kulakow, Elizabeth Y. Parkes, Simone K. Friedrich, Florian Schweigert, Oladeji Alamu, Norbert Maroya & Busie Maziya-Dixon·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Breeding cassava roots with enhanced levels of proVitamin A carotenoids (biofortification) is a cost effective approach to overcome vitamin A deficiency, especially for women and children in rural areas who are vulnerable with livelihoods dependent on cassava. Biofort...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21230
Objectives: Breastfeeding is an evidence-based cost-effective means of preventing malnutrition in early childhood, thereby improving the chances of survival. Despite its nutritional advantages breastfeeding has been sub-optimal in Nigeria, due to misconceptions. This study assess...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20957
Objectives: To assess the performance of the external monitoring system utilized in Jordan according to the CDC criteria for surveillance systems. Methods: The performance of the external monitoring system was assessed qualitatively following the CDC's Updated Guidelines for Eval...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21086
Objectives: High levels of early child malnutrition in developing countries are of concern not only because they affect later growth but because they may affect mental and motor development. This systematic review updates and goes beyond previous ones by answering two important q...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20958
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
Sofie Aage, Nick Kiraly, Kassarai Da Costa, Stine Byberg, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen, Ane Bærent Fisker, Peter Aaby & Christine Stabell Benn·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Neonatal vitamin A (NVAS) is currently being considered as policy in low income countries at risk of deficiency. We conducted NVAS trials in Guinea-Bissau and found sex-differential effects of NVAS on mortality, the effect being negative for females. We examined the e...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20959
Objectives: Anemia is a problem of public health significance in Uganda. In 2001, 71% of children under-five were anemic. In 2011, the prevalence of anemia had declined to 50% among children. This large decline in anemia prevalence has prompted questions of what factors have cont...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20960
Objectives: Prenatal Iron Supplementation (PIS) has a paramount contribution for reducing maternal mortality. The coverage and compliance in Ethiopia is 17.3% and 0.4% respectively. The aim of this study was to determine the coverage of and adherence to prenatal PIS and to identi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21087
Objectives: The Government of India introduced guidelines on therapeutic supplementation of zinc in the management of childhood diarrhoea in the year 2007, but programmatic constraints delayed its introduction into public health programs. Micronutrient Initiative, with support fr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20961