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Objectives To document lessons learned from an integrated Micronutrient Survey (MNS) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in Malawi from 2015-2016. Methods We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 26 individuals who planned and implemented the integrated MNS-DHS survey. We used purposive recruitment to ensure that we captured a diversity of views and interviewed individuals from …

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Objectives Determine the relationship that exists between the beliefs, knowledge, practices of supplementation of micronutrients of them mothers with children under of 3 years and the prevalence of anemia Center of health San Agustin of boxes 2015 Methods The present research study is basic, descriptive-correlational study since it is limitedto the identification of variables and …

Beliefs, knowledge, practices of supplementation of micronutrients of mothers with children less than 3 years and the prevalence of anemia. Center of Health San Agustin of Boxes 2015 Peru. Read More »

Objectives To determine whether trained, supervised and well supplied Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) in Homabay County, can effectively administer vitamin A supplementation (VAS) among children aged 6 to 59 months. Methods The operational research on VAS was one of several components of the Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) implementation research study in Homabay County, Kenya …

Operational research on vitamin A supplementation for children aged 6 to 59 months by community health volunteers in Homabay County, Kenya Read More »

Objectives To assess the effectiveness of various methods of communication that impact knowledge, attitude and practices towards the purchase of fortified foods Methods Indian Institute of Health Management Research University, in partnership with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition implemented an effective staple food fortification project in Rajasthan. It was the first of its kind project …

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Objectives Investing in multi-sectoral interventions to reduce Vitamin A and D deficiencies through edible oil fortification Methods Fortification can play an important role to meet a demonstrable gap between the actual nutrients intake and their recommended dietary allowances.Relatively, edible oil fortification is technologically easy, with minimal investment for additional equipment or personnel. In addition, edible …

Edible oil fortification in Rajasthan: enriching foods, enriching lives Read More »

Objectives To study the nutritional status data indicators available in the NFHS surveys in IndiaTo analyze the emerging trends and corelations between nutritional indicators and socio economic and geographical factors Methods Analysis of the NFHS 1,2,3 data and the limited data as yet available from NFHS 4 Results Although nutritional status of adults of both …

Analyzing family and health survey data of India regarding nutritional indicators Read More »

Objectives The objectives of the paper are :To highlight the environmental barriers on the way to promotion of food fortificationTo elaborate on the mechanisms followed for policy advocacy with public and private systemTo share the failure and success stories of policy advocacy Methods This is a descriptive paper which elaborates on the journey based on …

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Objectives In low-income countries where oral vaccine efficacy remains low, it has been hypothesized that poor prenatal nutrition may impair infant immune development and inhibit vaccine response in early life. The ROSE Nutrition – Immunogenecity study was designed to evaluate the effect of prenatal supplementation on infant immune response to an oral rotavirus vaccine in …

Assessing acceptability and utilization of three nutritional supplements among pregnant women in rural Niger Read More »

Objectives To improve nutrition security through staple food fortification Methods Rajasthan, an Indian State, has a very low consumption of fruits, green vegetables, egg, fish and meat, resulting in high levels of micronutrient malnutrition. State Government of Rajasthan; under the National Food Security Act; is committed to providing food and nutritional security to all.Under its …

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Objectives To improve the nutritional status of tribal population in selected tribal geographies. Methods Village-level wheat flour fortification programme was implemented in two tribal blocks of Rajasthan province in India, comprising 90 villages. Two hundred small, village-level mills were included for intervention. The project focused on building the capacity of 200 village-level wheat flour millers …

Village-level wheat flour fortification to improve the nutritional status of tribal population. Read More »