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Understanding the Evidence Gaps: Diets and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Across Five Diverse Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
This perspective article synthesizes findings from scoping reviews examining diet and F&V intake, and interventions to increase F&V consumption among population groups in five countries: Benin, Fiji, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. ABSTRACT Poor dietary quality, particularly inadequate fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake, remains a significant ...
Manisha Tharaney, Sonja Y. Hess, Lilia Bliznashka, Dorcas A. Amunga, Fusta Azupogo, Nadia Koyratty, Taryn J. Smith, Imelda Angeles‐Agdeppa, Eva A. Goyena, Frederick Grant, Joyce Kinabo, Irene Medeme Mitchodigni, Anasaini Moala Silatolu, Renuka Silva, Mutinta Hambayi, Thushanthi Perera, Deanna K. Olney   +16 more
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Prevalence and Predictors of Undernutrition Among Hospitalized Children in Orotta National Referral and Teaching Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
Teklezgi Teklesenbet,1 Teweldemedhin Yohannes,1 Mahmud Idris Mohammed,1 Eyasu H Tesfamariam2 1Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea; 2Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of ...
Teklesenbet T, Yohannes T, Mohammed MI, Tesfamariam EH   +3 more
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Rethinking Growth Monitoring and Promotion in the Era of Universal Health Coverage: Qualitative Assessment of Programme Delivery Challenges in Ethiopia

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) programmes have been implemented for decades in almost all countries. Despite this long history of implementation, GMP has been criticised for being ineffective, calling for a rethink of the programme. With a view of contributing evidence towards the redesign of GMP, we conducted a qualitative evaluation ...
Bereket Gebremichael, Kaleab Baye, Yetayesh Maru, Ramadhani Noor, Firehiwot Mengistu, Hiwot Darsene, Yilkal Simachew, Tegene L. Dadi, Rahel Dereje, Stanley Chitekwe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Video‐Based Health Education on Birth Outcomes and Anaemia Status of Mothers in Dirashe District South Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Kidus Temesgen Worsa, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Godana Yaya Tessema, Tsegaye Yohanis, Stefaan De Henauw, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, Souheila Abbeddou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diet and Care Mediate the Effects of Parenting and Nutrition Interventions on Childhood Infections

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The effect of community‐based multi‐input interventions that promote health, nutrition, and development on childhood infections, and the pathways that explain these effects remain unclear. We conducted a secondary analysis of a factorial‐designed clustered randomized controlled trial (N = 1489) conducted in rural Pakistan to estimate the ...
Nazia Binte Ali, Arjumand Rizvi, Saima Siyal, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Aisha K. Yousafzai, Christopher R. Sudfeld   +5 more
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A Mixed‐Method Study on Gender and Intrahousehold Differences in Food Consumption From Khatlon Province, Tajikistan

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tajikistan faces significant food insecurity and multiple forms of malnutrition in its population, with women particularly at risk. Social norms related to gender and intrahousehold hierarchy are pervasive. Yet, how gender impacts dietary intake in Tajikistan remains to be studied.
Sarah M. L. Pechtl, Mohru Mardonova, Tanzila Ergasheva, Isabel B. Lambrecht   +3 more
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Vitamin undernutrition [PDF]

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 1993
openaire   +2 more sources

The Effect of Brazil's Family Health Program on Cognitive Skills

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of Brazil's Family Health Program (Programa Saude da Familia, FHP) on cognitive skills (measured by test scores) of fifth‐grade students. We use biennial data from national exams between 2007 and 2015, and variation in the FHP implementation date across municipalities, birth cohort, and test year to identify the ...
Pinar Mine Gunes, Magda Tsaneva
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women in north Shewa, Ethiopia: A multi-center cross-sectional study

Women's Health
Background: Maternal undernutrition remains a public health issue, particularly in low-income countries such as Ethiopia, which increases the possibility of a cycle of malnutrition in future generations.
Meron Demisew, Habtamu Fekadu Gemede, Kassahun Ayele   +2 more
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Conflict, Climate, and Child Health: Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Many parts of the world are experiencing social and political instability, as well as ongoing climatic changes that are expected to accelerate in the years ahead. These changes can undermine children's health through multiple pathways, and the growing frequency of sociopolitical and environmental stressors increases the likelihood that ...
Brian C. Thiede, Nigel James, Jorden Jackson, Samrin Sauda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source