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Toward a better understanding of adherence to micronutrient powders: generating theories to guide program design and evaluation based on a review of published results

Adherence to micronutrient powders

- 07/06/2017

The aim of this study was to generate preliminary theories about factors affecting adherence to recommendations with regard to point-of-use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders. This study concluded that in order to achieve programs that support greater adherence, there must be an adoption of a cultural-ecological perspective to inform program design in order to address a broader set of determinants.
The potential of food fortification to add micronutrients in young children and women of reproductive age – findings from a cross-sectional survey in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

The potential of food fortification in children and women

- 06/07/2016

A cross-sectional survey on households with at least one child 6–23 months was conducted to update coverage figures with adequately fortified food vehicles in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and to evaluate whether additional iron and vitamin A intake is sufficient to bear the potential to reduce micronutrient malnutrition.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN): a decade of partnerships to increase access to and affordability of nutritious foods for the poor

A decade of partnerships to increase access to and affordability of nutritious foods for the poor

- 15/12/2012

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) was established in 2002 with a mandate to galvanize efforts by the public and private sectors to end malnutrition. This paper describes GAIN's evolution from a large-scale food fortification program focus to a broader nutrition program portfolio directed toward improving access and affordability of nutritious foods for the poor.
The focused ethnographic study 'assessing the behavioral and local market environment for improving the diets of infants and young children 6 to 23 months old' and its use in three countries

Improving the diets of infants and young children

- 20/11/2012

This paper describes the focused ethnographic study on complementary feeding that was commissioned by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and highlights findings from studies conducted in three very different country contexts (Ghana, South Africa and Afghanistan) burdened by high levels of malnutrition in older infants and young children.