Objectives: The purpose of this article is to inform participants on the key lessons learned from implementing interventions to impact iodine deficiency as part the World Vision Ethiopia micronutrient and health project which was operational for eight years (1997-2005). Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20972
Objectives: The intake of folic acid (FA) before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy can prevent spina bifida (SB). This paper describes FA intake in women in northern Uganda. Methods: 15 mothers of children with SB, 394 women attending antenatal clinics, and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21090
Ane Fisker, Carlito Bale, Amabelia Rodrigues, Ibraima Balde, Manuel Fernandes, Mathias Jul Jørgensen, Niels Danneskiold-Samsøe, Linda Hornshøj, Julie Rasmussen, Emil Christensen, Bo M. Bibby, Peter Aaby & Christine Stabell Benn·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Though VAS at vaccination contacts has been recommended for many years, the policy has never been evaluated for its effect on overall mortality in randomised controlled trials. We evaluated the effect of the WHO recommendation of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) at rou...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20973
Objectives: The impact of community based nutrition education in nutrient rich foods intake and iron tablets demand among pregnant women in rural communities in Ethiopia. Methods: A pre and post intervention cross sectional study was conducted using Lot Quality Assurance Samplin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21212
Objectives: A previous follow-up study of a neonatal vitamin A supplementation (NVAS) trial in Guinea-Bissau indicated that NVAS primed for a beneficial response to subsequent VAS in girls. We aimed to test this hypothesis in another study population. Methods: In 2004-2007 we con...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20974
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effects of consumption fortified milk on the nutritional status and biomarkers of zinc and vitamin C of schoolchildren. Methods: About 141 anemic 6 year old schoolchildren participated in the study. These were randomly allocated into...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21236
Objectives: To determine the nutritional status and haemoglobin levels of pregnant women in West Pokot County and, to establish the relationship between maternal demographic and socioeconomic factors and the nutritional status of the pregnant women. Methods: The study was done in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20975
Objectives: Rural smallholder farming communities are inadequately reached by national food fortification initiatives. World Vision projects in Malawi, Senegal and Tanzania explored the implementation and sustainability potential for community level fortification to increase hous...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21091
Objectives: Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron and vitamin A, are major health problems in Palestine, especially among pregnant women and children. Anemia is reported by the Ministry of Health to affect more than half of children under five years and at least 30% of pr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20976
Objectives: To describe the process for developing a national multi-channel communications campaign, emphasizing mass media, to increase demand and utilization of micronutrient supplements for women and children in Bolivia as part of the national Programa Multisectorial Desnutric...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21237