- 01/01/2016
The research sought to identify strategies to improve the nutritional quality of the diet of infants and young children using locally available and affordable foods. Specifically, it aimed to identify a set of evidence-based, population-specific food-based recommendations that can be promoted to improve infant and young child feeding among farming communities in Ghana’s Central Region.
- 01/01/2016
The research sought to identify strategies to improve the nutritional quality of the diet of infants and young children using locally available and affordable foods. Specifically, it aimed to identify a set of evidence-based, population-specific food-based recommendations that can be promoted to improve infant and child feeding practices among farming communities in Ghana’s Northern Region.
- 17/01/2016
Poor quality infant and young child (IYC) diets contribute to chronic under‐nutrition. To design effective IYC nutrition interventions, an understanding of the extent to which realistic food‐based strategies can improve dietary adequacy is required. The objective of this study was to assess the nutrient adequacy of children's diets in two rural agro‐ecological zones of Kenya.
- 15/06/2011
Schoolchildren in Nigeria are rarely targeted by micronutrient interventions. This study determined the effects of a multi-micronutrient beverage on biochemical and anthropometric indicators of nutritional status among schoolchildren participating in a pilot school feeding program in Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
- 01/10/2014
As stunting moves to the forefront of the global agenda, there is substantial evidence that behaviour change interventions (BCI) can improve infant feeding practices and growth. The objective of this study was to examine the design and implementation of complementary feeding behaviour change interventions, from the peer‐reviewed literature, to identify generalisable key determinants.
- 07/09/2011
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, particularly those of iron, vitamin A and zinc, affect more than two billion people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects and safety of home (point-of-use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders on nutritional, health, and developmental outcomes in children under two years of age.
- 01/04/2015
Little is known about how different delivery platforms can be used to reach nutritionally at risk populations with micronutrient powders. This study examined impact, on anemia and iron deficiency, of the sale of micronutrient powders.
- 01/10/2011
This paper presents a picture of the general patterns of complementary feeding behaviours in urban Ghana. This study examined the multiple factors that influence the selection of foods for infants and young children.
- 19/06/2015
The objective of this study was to assess the effects of prenatal home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders on maternal and newborn health.
- 03/10/2016
The Integrated Child Development Services in the State of Telangana, India, freely provides a fortified complementary food product, Bal Amrutham, as a take-home ration to children. This study was conducted to estimate the coverage and utilization of Bal Amruthama, a fortified complementary food product, and to identify barriers and drivers.