Objectives: Interventions to improve household diet quality and food security under the Integrated Malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, and TB (IMHAT) project (2008-2012) were planned, implemented and monitored jointly with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and Ghana Health Services...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21038
Objectives: This study assessed vitamin D status by measuring plasma 25(OH)D concentrations in rural women in southern Ethiopia living in the Rift Valley at 7°3´ N latitude. Methods: Nonpregnant women (n = 202) living in three adjacent rural communities volunteered to participate...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21164
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of use of antenatal iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements, and to identify socio-demographic risk factors for non-use of antenatal IFA supplements. Methods: A cross sectional household cluster sample survey was conducted in 14 districts in Paki...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21039
Objectives: Approximately one third of children in developing countries are deficient in vitamin A (VA). Of these, 5.2 million are affected by night blindness—a severe impairment in dark adaptation. ProVA biofortified “orange” maize has been introduced in Africa as a potential in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21269
Objectives: To understand women and healthcare providers’ perceptions, and to investigate the cultural and behavioural factors influencing the use of antenatal IFA supplements in rural and urban settings of Pakistan. Methods: Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with m...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21040
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of zinc deficiency among young children in rural south-western Burkina Faso. Methods: We collected socio-economic, demographic, feeding practice and morbidity information from a sample of 473 children 6-18 mo of age residin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21110
Objectives: To examine the effect of antenatal iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements on the risk of childhood mortality in Nepal using pooled data from 3 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2001, 2006 and 2011. Methods: Survival information was used from 13,009 singleton most r...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21041
Objectives: IDD is a common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage in the world. In Ethiopia, there are no data which reflect the current status of IDD at the national or regional levels. The 2014 Ethiopia National Micronutrient Survey (ENMS) will estimate the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21270
Objectives: To investigate the impact of a decade-long program to improve coverage of antenatal IFA supplementation on child survival in Nepal over a 15 year period from 1996 to 2011. Methods: We used pooled data of 3 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2001, 2006 and 2011...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21042
Objectives: Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) is important component of National Nutrition Program, designed to build upon the Health Extension Program packages to improve nutritional status of under-five children, pregnant and lactating women. Therefore, this study was conducted t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21165