Objectives: Education interventions are often used to address nutrition-related problems. In resource-poor populations with low literacy the success of such an intervention depends on keeping the messages simple, practical and affordable. The objective is to design a nutrition ed...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21174
Objectives: The Program Assessment Guide (PAG) is a 44 page 9 module workshop facilitation guide developed as "a tool to strengthen the design and implementation of large-scale nutrition programs." It has been used to guide workshops for this purpose in Kyrgyzstan, Bolivia, Tanz...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21073
Objectives: The caregiver’s knowledge, attitudes and practices on the utilization of Zinc and ORS for diarrhea treatment in Northern Nigeria call for concerns. We conducted a baseline in Northern Nigeria to determine the coverage, adherence, barriers and facilitating factors that...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21122
Objectives: To report on a post 21-year program implementation progress towards elimination of iodine deficiency as a public health problem in Zimbabwe. Methods: A national goiter survey done in Zimbabwe 1988 indicated the existence of iodine deficiency disorders as a severe publ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21145
Jacques Berger, Campos Ponce Maiza, Chhoun Chamnan, Mary Chea, Marjoleine Dijkhuizen, Coleen Doak, Umi Fahmida, Elaine Ferguson, Paul Hulshof, Yves Kameli, Khov Kuong, Kongsap Akkhavong, Sengchanh Kounavong, Le Bach Mai, Siti Muslimatun, Nanna Roos, Prak Sophonneary, Frank Wieringa, Emorn Wasantwisut & Pattanee Winichagoon·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: SMILING "Sustainable Micronutrient Interventions to Control Deficiencies and Improve Nutritional status and General Health in Asia" (FP7), is a transnational collaboration of research institutions and implementation agencies in five SEA countries: Cambodia, Indonesia,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21286
Objectives: Household food insecurity and under-nutrition are prevalent in Cambodia where there is a lack of dietary diversity and reliance on rice. To address these issues, HKI has implemented HFP to increase the availability and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods. We are c...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21074
Objectives: To estimate iodine intake and excretion, to assess their association and to evaluate the compliance of the recommendations in a multicentre cohort of pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A cross-sectional study performed on pregnant women in the United...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21287
Objectives: The objective of this study was to rigorously assess the impact of improved dairy cow breeds adoption on the following outcome levels: (i) Enterprise—milk productivity, own-milk consumption and milk commercialization; (ii) Household—the number of meals household consu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21146
Objectives: Using an innovative package of research tools and village-level datasets, this study assesses changes in nutrient gaps of food systems in eight Millennium Villages Project sites across different agro-ecological zones in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the potential o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21124
Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between micronutrient status during infancy and middle childhood on cognition at middle childhood. Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted in apparent healthy children in the northeast of Thailand. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was measur...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21075
Objectives: The Graduation Model identifies families where they are on the economic and nutrition scale to tailor interventions enabling graduation from one living standard segment to the next, as well as enabling improved growth failure and anaemia. Methods: Graduation Model has...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21175
Objectives: The overall goal is to reduce the prevalence of vitamin and mineral deficiencies including vitamin A, iron and zinc deficiencies. The project will continue its efforts to prevent the population from falling back into deficiency. Over the project, 4 type of fortified f...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21147
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to determine the vitamin A (VA) bioefficacy of high β-carotene, biofortified (orange) maize in Zambian preschool children. Methods: A randomized, placebo-controlled orange maize efficacy trial was conducted in rural Zambian childre...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21288
Objectives: The Ministry of Health in conjunction with several stakeholders conducted a nationally representative 24-hour dietary recall component of the Kenya National Micronutrient Survey (KNMS) to characterize the average intake and dietary pattern of women of reproductive age...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21076
Objectives: In the Littoral region of Cameroon, targeted awareness and social mobilization has increased coverage of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) during Child Health Days (CHDs) from 52.9%% in 2011 to 71.6% in 2012. Following this increase, coverage stagnated for the 2nd round...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21125