Objectives: To assess anemia prevalence and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Karamara hospital. Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted among antenatal care attendants in Karamara hospital, from March 11 to May 18, 2013. Structured ques...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21037
Objectives: Interventions to improve household diet quality and food security under the Integrated Malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, and TB (IMHAT) project (2008-2012) were planned, implemented and monitored jointly with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and Ghana Health Services...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21038
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of use of antenatal iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements, and to identify socio-demographic risk factors for non-use of antenatal IFA supplements. Methods: A cross sectional household cluster sample survey was conducted in 14 districts in Paki...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21039
Objectives: To understand women and healthcare providers’ perceptions, and to investigate the cultural and behavioural factors influencing the use of antenatal IFA supplements in rural and urban settings of Pakistan. Methods: Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with m...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21040
Objectives: To examine the effect of antenatal iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements on the risk of childhood mortality in Nepal using pooled data from 3 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2001, 2006 and 2011. Methods: Survival information was used from 13,009 singleton most r...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21041
Objectives: To investigate the impact of a decade-long program to improve coverage of antenatal IFA supplementation on child survival in Nepal over a 15 year period from 1996 to 2011. Methods: We used pooled data of 3 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2001, 2006 and 2011...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21042
Objectives: To examine the effect of iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation on perceived birth size and birth weight using Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2006-07. Methods: Information from 5,692 most recent live-born infants within 5 years prior to survey was used....
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21043
Objectives: To determine the effect of antenatal IFA supplementation on maternal perceived birth size in Nepal using pooled data from 3 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2001, 2006 and 2011. Methods: We used survival information from 13,111 most recent live-born infants....
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21044
Objectives: To assess the impact of supplementing local complementary foods with LNS on iodine status in young Burkinabe children exposed to iodized salt. Methods: In a partially masked, placebo-controlled, randomized trial, 34 communities were assigned to immediate (II) or non-i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21045
Sonja Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Jerome Some, Elizabeth Prado, Zinéwindé Ouédraogo, Rosemonde Guissou, Stephen Vosti, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo & Kenneth Brown·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) is a promising home fortification product to supplement young children's diets, but the optimal zinc level to include is uncertain. We assessed growth and development in young Burkinabe children who received SQ-L...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21046