Objectives: High prevalence of poor pregnancy (miscarriage) and birth (stillbirth) outcomes has been reported among poor women in Ethiopia. This study evaluated the underlining associated factors. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design to interview 5192 mothers of child...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21024
Swetha Manohar, Raman Shrestha, Ruchita Rajbhandary, Rolf Klemm, Devendra Gauchan, Ramesh Adhikari, Shibani Ghosh, Patrick Webb & Keith P. W. West Jr·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Describe the prevalence of anemia in Nepali non-pregnant women of reproductive age by agroecological zone and potential risk factors. Methods: We randomly sampled 21 Village Development Committees, each with 3 wards, proportionate to size across the mountains, hills a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21262
Kevin Sullivan, Juan Pena-Rosa, Arnold Timmer, Luz De-Regil, Tiffany Gust, Parmi Suchdev, Mary Serdula, Ralph Whitehead, Maria Jefferds, Katherine Tripp, Carine Mapango & Jalal Chowdhury·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: An important component of public health nutrition programs is the periodic assessment of vitamin and mineral nutritional status and coverage of micronutrient interventions. Performing high quality cross-sectional surveys can be enhanced by the availability of guidanc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21025
Objectives: To assess salt iodine concentrations (SIC) and UIC after the national proclamation that all salt for human consumption should be iodized. Methods: Salt was collected from 193 rural households. SIC was analyzed with a portable digital electronic iodine checker (WYY, UN...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21161
Objectives: Although monitoring should be an integral part of any fortification program, little is publicly known about the design, implementation, and results of flour fortification monitoring systems. The objectives are to assess the monitoring systems in three countries includ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21026
Objectives: The objective of the study was to collect Moringa stenopetala (M. stenopetala) samples from 19 locations all over Ethiopia to generate a national data on its nutritional profile Methods: Fresh green Moringa stenopetala (M. stenopetala) leaf samples obtained from farmi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21263
Objectives: The main target groups of iodine programs are pregnant women (PW) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (NPW), yet surveys frequently focus on school age children (SAC). It is unclear whether median urinary iodine concentration (mUIC) in SAC can be used as a surr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21027
Idrus Jus'at, Sandjaja Sandjaja, Abas Basuni Jahari, Min Kyaw Htet, Sudikno Sudikno, Damayanti Soekarjo, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Regina Moench-Pfanner & Soekirman Soekirman·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess retinol binding protein (RBP) as an indicator of vitamin A status in children and women, during a pilot program fortifying cooking oil with retinyl palmitate in West Java. Methods: Surveys measured serum retinol using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21106
Objective: To assess the effect of vegetable home garden on anthropometric indices and micronutrient intakes of preschoolers in households producing and consuming vegetables in Owerri Municipality. Methodology: Anthropometric measurements of 90 preschoolers aged 4 months- 60month...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21028
Objectives: Senegal is the largest producer and trader of salt in West Africa with ~200,000 MT of its 500,000 MT annual yield produced by small salt farmers, mostly comprised of women who face legal, economic and socio-cultural constraints. Micronutrient Initiative is working wit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21264
Objective: To assess the usefulness of breast milk vitamin A (BMVA) for evaluating the impact of food-based vitamin A (VA) interventions. Methods: We assessed the effect of daily supplementation with 600 ug VA activity as either retinyl palmitate or β-carotene (BC) or 0 ug VA act...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21029
Objectives: The production and distribution of non iodized salt is banned by the legislation in Senegal and the Ministry of Trade (MoT) supported by the police forces and the Department of Hygiene of the Ministry of Health is mandated to enforce this legislation. However, househo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21265
Objectives: The Codex Alimentarius guidelines on formulated complementary foods for older infants and young children have important implications for maintaining nutritional status and health and preventing malnutrition. Governments and companies rely on these guidelines, yet they...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21030
Objectives: The effectiveness of wheat- and maize-flour fortification for improving iron status and anemia in real-world situations has not been documented. The objective was to review published and grey literature on the public-health impact of flour fortification. Methods: A ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21162
Objectives: The mandate of this working group was to assess the importance of salt iodine quality in successful IDD prevention and control. Examine the role of salt iodine content in quality assurance, inspection, surveillance, and coalition oversight of IDD programs. Methods: Sc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21031