Objectives: To study the knowledge and practices on anemia prevention during pregnancy among health professionals, community health workers and pregnant women. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study in antenatal clinics in the Cascades region in Burkina Faso during one m...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21080
Objectives: The use of zinc with oral rehydration solution (ORS) is a new diarrhea treatment protocol, introduced in 2004; relatively little data is available on caregiver behaviors. This abstract describes key caregiver knowledge, attitudes and practices related to use of zinc a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21128
Objectives: To analyze the status of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old children in Mongolia. Methods: This cross-sectional studies was conducted in 21 provinces of 4 economic regions and capital Ulaanbaatar city. The study subjects were a total of 433 children...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20836
Objectives: There have been concerns around the safety of daily iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders (MNP) in young children in malaria-endemic and malaria-free environments. We analysed the effects of different MNP delivery regimens on diarrhea-related morbidity in chi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21224
Objectives: The effectiveness of flour fortification in reducing anemia prevalence is equivocal. The goal of this study was to utilize existing data to assess whether anemia in non-pregnant women was reduced after countries began fortifying wheat flour, alone or in combination wi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21178
Objectives: Since 2002, mass campaigns have been held twice-yearly to reach children 6-59 months with vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming, with coverage consistently over 80% in the majority of DR Congo's 515 health zones (HZ). However, between 2006-2010, 25 HZ achieved...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20837
Objectives: The thrust of this work was the assessment of the mineral contents of two tropical fruit seeds D. edulis and P. americana. The aim was to make available empirical data as to the possible nutritional benefits that may be derived from the consumption of the processed se...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21225
Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of 100 children in age group of 4-6 years of Ethiopia (Nekemte). Methods: Nutritional status of children was assessed in terms of demographic and socio-economic profile, dietary assessment, anthropometri...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21129
Objectives: Tackling malnutrition requires a multi-sector approach engaging stakeholders who can build nutrition friendly environments and implement nutrition sensitive programmes, to maximize positive impact on top of nutrition-specific interventions. ‘One Goal', launched on Nov...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20838
Objectives: Inadequate dietary iodine is the main cause of preventable brain damage, posing a serious threat to intellectual development and productivity throughout the world. Salt iodization is the primary strategy for preventing and eliminating iodine deficiencies, and 76% of h...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21151