Ane Fisker, Carlito Bale, Amabelia Rodrigues, Ibraima Balde, Manuel Fernandes, Mathias Jul Jørgensen, Niels Danneskiold-Samsøe, Linda Hornshøj, Julie Rasmussen, Emil Christensen, Bo M. Bibby, Peter Aaby & Christine Stabell Benn·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Though VAS at vaccination contacts has been recommended for many years, the policy has never been evaluated for its effect on overall mortality in randomised controlled trials. We evaluated the effect of the WHO recommendation of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) at rou...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20973
Objectives: The impact of community based nutrition education in nutrient rich foods intake and iron tablets demand among pregnant women in rural communities in Ethiopia. Methods: A pre and post intervention cross sectional study was conducted using Lot Quality Assurance Samplin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21212
Objectives: A previous follow-up study of a neonatal vitamin A supplementation (NVAS) trial in Guinea-Bissau indicated that NVAS primed for a beneficial response to subsequent VAS in girls. We aimed to test this hypothesis in another study population. Methods: In 2004-2007 we con...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20974
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effects of consumption fortified milk on the nutritional status and biomarkers of zinc and vitamin C of schoolchildren. Methods: About 141 anemic 6 year old schoolchildren participated in the study. These were randomly allocated into...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21236
Objectives: To determine the nutritional status and haemoglobin levels of pregnant women in West Pokot County and, to establish the relationship between maternal demographic and socioeconomic factors and the nutritional status of the pregnant women. Methods: The study was done in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20975
Objectives: Rural smallholder farming communities are inadequately reached by national food fortification initiatives. World Vision projects in Malawi, Senegal and Tanzania explored the implementation and sustainability potential for community level fortification to increase hous...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21091
Objectives: Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron and vitamin A, are major health problems in Palestine, especially among pregnant women and children. Anemia is reported by the Ministry of Health to affect more than half of children under five years and at least 30% of pr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20976
Objectives: To describe the process for developing a national multi-channel communications campaign, emphasizing mass media, to increase demand and utilization of micronutrient supplements for women and children in Bolivia as part of the national Programa Multisectorial Desnutric...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21237
Deepika Mehrish Sharma, Sangita Jacob, K. Vidyasagar, Mridula Sinha, Khyati Tewari, Nishant Diwan, Binod Kumar, Vani Sethi, Job Zachariah & Victor M. Aguayo·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Jharkhand is a predominantly tribal Indian state. Home to 3.5 million adolescent girls, two-thirds of Jharkhand's adolescent girls were reported to be anaemic. In 2000, the Government of Jharkhand launched the Adolescent Girls Anemia Control Programme (AGACP) in five...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20977
Objectives: Public policy makers may play a role in promoting products demonstrated to be efficacious. Home delivery reduces households’ out-of-pocket costs of accessing these products; however, home delivery may be expensive, especially in rural areas. This paper provides evid...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21238