Objectives: We aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation among pregnant women and health staff in rural Niger. Methods: KAP were assessed in 4 randomly selected villages in the Zinder region of Niger as part of a formati...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21071
Objectives: Despite concerted efforts, diarrhea remains a serious public health problem in Senegal: U5MR: 72 per 1,000 live births; Diarrhea prevalence: 21.1% (second leading cause of morbidity); 17% of child deaths due to diarrhea (third leading cause of child death). To address...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21284
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of MIR to predict micronutrient status while reanalyzing archived soil (n=1649) samples after long-term storage (40 years). Methods: The infrared spectra of the samples collected from 30 countries from across t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21072
Objectives: To assess horticultural models for micro nitrient hunger alleviation in Africa. Methods: We summarized five different intelligent agronomic model that significantly improved vegetable productivity, income, health, employment and could solve hidden hunger menace in the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21285
Fama Kondo, Traore Doufain, Lazare Coulibaly, Zana Berthe, Fatoumata DIALLO, Marie Diakite, M’Bo Awa, Abdramane Maiga, Leigh Jaschke & Houleymata Diarra·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Since 2003, the Malian Ministry of Health (MoH) and its partners have adopted and scaled up a national program to deliver Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) to children 6-59 months and post-partum women. The programme has achieved consistently high coverage of over 90%,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21144
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