May 11, 2020 Evaluating the Vitamin A Supplementation Programme in northern Ghana: Has it contributed to improved child survival? The present case study evaluates the effectiveness of Ghana’s National Vitamin A Programme
Survey May 11, 2020 Ethiopian women’s perspectives on antenatal care and iron‐folic acid supplementation: Insights for translating global antenatal calcium guidelines into practice The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to integrating antenatal calcium supplementation and how best to design future programs.
May 11, 2020 Ethiopian pre-school children consuming a predominantly unrefined plant-based diet have low prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia. The present study determined the iron status of Ethiopian children (54-60 months) from resource-limited rural households who consume a predominantly plant-based diet.
May 11, 2020 Effectiveness of a Program Intervention with Reduced-Iron Multiple Micronutrient Powders on Iron Status, Morbidity and Growth in Young Children in Ethiopia This research paper aimed to assess the safety of low iron dose micronutrient powders (MNP) for 6-23-month-old children in Ethiopia.
May 11, 2020 Design and implementation of a health systems strengthening approach to improve health and nutrition of pregnant women and newborns in Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, and Senegal This paper aimed to describe the rationale and methods considered by Nutrition International when implementing demonstration Community-Based Maternal and Neonatal Health and Nutrition projects in four
May 11, 2020 Delivering Vitamin A Supplements to Children Aged 6 to 59 Months: Comparing Delivery Through Mass Campaign and Through Routine Health Services in Ethiopia This study compares the cost and effectiveness of two delivery methods of vitamin A supplements to under 5-year-old children in Ethiopia: Child Health Days (campaigns) and routine delivery via the com
May 10, 2020 Community-based grain banks using local foods for improved infant and young child feeding in Ethiopia The present study establishes the acceptability, perceived impact, feasibility and required inputs to sustain local grain bank interventions to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices
Survey May 10, 2020 Community perceptions towards the new role of traditional birth attendants as birth companions and nutrition advocates in Kakamega County, Kenya The purpose of this study was to analyze community perceptions in Kakamga County, Kenya, on the shifting role of traditional birth attendants to that of nutrition advocates and birth companions in hea
May 10, 2020 Capacity Building of Small Millers — Training Manual Fortification of maize meal and bread flour with vitamins and minerals became mandatory in South Africa in October 2003
May 10, 2020 Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 The objective of this study is to analyze data related to mortality and disability-adjusted life years associated with child and maternal undernutrition (CMU), dietary risks (DR), metabolic risks (MR)