Objectives: To describe the findings of an RCT to evaluate the impact of mobile phone text (SMS) messaging in encouraging providers to recommend ORS and zinc instead of antibiotics for the management of uncomplicated childhood diarrhea. Methods: The intervention consisted of SMS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21126
Objectives: To assess the progress made in vitamin A supplementation in Nigeria. To assess the challenges experienced and proffer solutions. Methods: The method used for this study involved the review of data collated from different reports from State monitors of the Maternal, ne...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20829
Objectives: The main objective is to identify achievements, challenges and lessons learned in implementing large scale food fortification in Tanzania for the benefit of other countries attempting to initiate national mandatory fortification of staple foods Methods: Lessons learne...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21078
Objectives: Widespread zinc deficiency is likely to exist in developing countries where staple diets are predominantly plant based and intakes of animal source foods are low. In Ethiopia, there are no data which reflect the current prevalence of zinc deficiency at the national an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21290
Objectives: To identify factors that contribute to team performance. Methods: Using tally sheets, teams were categorized in two: "acceptable performance" and "poor performance" and members of both teams were randomly selected and interviewed. Data were entered into Epi info, comp...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20830
Objectives: In pulse and cereal-based agricultural communities, we compared the nutrition of mothers and children (<5y) through anthropometric and dietary assessment. Methods: A between-group design (Feb-July 2013) was applied in purposively selected pulse (Holagoba Kukie, Hal...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21221
Objectives: Childhood diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Haiti; a situation exacerbated by the cholera outbreak in 2010. Oral rehydration salts (ORS), when combined with zinc (ORS-zinc), is effective in preventing death and reduces severity of illness—yet th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21291
Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia, zinc and Vitamin A deficiencies are serious public health problems in Cameroon. Traditional diets are usually poor in micronutrients The study aimed at determining the bioavailability of 3 provitamin A carotenoids (PACs) in young adult men, con...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20831
Objectives: Twice-yearly child health days (CHDs) have had remarkable success reaching children twice-yearly with life-saving interventions, including vitamin A supplementation (VAS). In 2012, over 80% of targeted children in Sub-Saharan Africa received VAS according to tally-she...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21079
Objectives: In India, 79% of children less than three years are anemic. Intermittent iron supplementation, home-fortification with multiple micronutrient powders (MMP), and delayed cord clamping are scientifically recommended interventions to prevent pediatric anemia. Little is k...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21127