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Evaluation of a face-to-face weaning food intervention in Kwara State, Nigeria : knowledge, trial, and adoption of a home-prepared weaning food
Katharine S. Guptill,Steven A. Esrey,Steven A. Esrey,Steven A. Esrey,Gbolahan A. Oni,Gbolahan A. Oni,Gbolahan A. Oni,Kenneth H. Brown,Kenneth H. Brown,Kenneth H. Brown +9 more
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The intervention was successful in using face-to-face nutrition education methods to introduce eko ilera to mothers in this region of Nigeria and to encourage its trial and adoption.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 1993-03-01. It has received 48 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nutrition Education.read more
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Informed decision making: an annotated bibliography and systematic review.
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A randomized, community-based trial of the effects of improved, centrally processed complementary foods on growth and micronutrient status of Ghanaian infants from 6 to 12 mo of age
TL;DR: Infants fed WM had better iron stores and vitamin A status than those fed nonfortified foods and all 4 foods improved growth relative to the NI group.
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Can food-based strategies help reduce vitamin a and iron deficiencies
TL;DR: The evidence presented in this Food Policy Review highlights the key role of education in ensuring the success of food-based approaches and the need to take ultimate responsibility for the quality of their diet.
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Interventions to Improve Intake of Complementary Foods by Infants 6 to 12 Months of Age in Developing Countries: Impact on Growth and on the Prevalence of Malnutrition and Potential Contribution to Child Survival:
TL;DR: The majority of research and programmatic efforts improved growth rates by 0.10 to 0.50 SD, which would reduce prevalences of malnutrition at 12 months of age by 1% to 19% and could reduce deaths due to malnutrition by 2% to 13%, depending on the underlying prevalence of malnutrition in the community.
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Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies
Marie T. Ruel,Carol Levin +1 more
TL;DR: Food based approaches could be an essential part of the long-termglobal strategy to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies but their real potential is still to be explored.
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Protein-energy malnutrition
TL;DR: A new version of the book on the scientific aspects of protein-energy malnutrition which does not overlap the social, economic and political aspects.
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Incidence and etiology of infantile diarrhea and major routes of transmission in huascar, peru
Robert E. Black,Guiller∼O Lopez De Roma,Kenneth H. Brown,Nora Bravo,Oscar Grados Bazalar,Hilary Creed Kanashtro +5 more
TL;DR: Improved feeding practices, along with avoidance of animal feces and improved personal and domestic hygiene, should be considered important interventions in reducing the high incidence of diarrhea in infants in developing countries.
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Supplementary feeding programs for young children in developing countries
TL;DR: The purpose of this commissioned review was to identify lessons of past feeding programs for young children in developing countries that could be applied to future programs.
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Interventions for the control of diarrhoeal diseases among young children: weaning education.
A. Ashworth,Richard G A Feachem +1 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that, through its effect on nutritional status, weaning education may reduce the diarrhea mortality rate among children under 5 years of age by 2-12%.
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Development of a nutritionally adequate and culturally appropriate weaning food in Kwara State, Nigeria: An interdisciplinary approach
Margaret E. Bentley,Katherine L. Dickin,Saba Mebrahtu,Bode Kayode,Gbolahan A. Oni,Cecilia C. Verzosa,Kenneth H. Brown,Joseph R. Idowu +7 more
TL;DR: The development of the new weaning food, Eko-Ilera, a fortified pap based on the traditional weaning Food of Kwara State, Nigeria, is described.
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