Impact of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) nutrition interventions on breastfeeding practices, growth and mortality in low-and middle-income countries: systematic …

ZS Lassi, F Rind, O Irfan, R Hadi, JK Das, ZA Bhutta - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Undernutrition is associated with 45% of total infant deaths, totalling 2.7 million globally per
year. The vast majority of the burden is felt in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This …

[HTML][HTML] Complementary feeding interventions have a small but significant impact on linear and ponderal growth of children in low-and middle-income countries: a …

A Panjwani, R Heidkamp - The Journal of nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background World Health Assembly member states have committed to
ambitious global targets for reductions in stunting and wasting by 2025. Improving …

Food supplementation for improving the physical and psychosocial health of socio‐economically disadvantaged children aged three months to five years: a systematic …

E Kristjansson, DK Francis, S Liberato… - Campbell Systematic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This Campbell systematic review examines whether food supplementation is effective in
improving the health of disadvantaged children under 5. The review summarizes findings …

Identifying determinants of effective complementary feeding behaviour change interventions in developing countries

CS Fabrizio, M van Liere, G Pelto - Maternal & child nutrition, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
As stunting moves to the forefront of the global agenda, there is substantial evidence that
behaviour change interventions (BCI) can improve infant feeding practices and growth …

Effect of nutrition behaviour change communication delivered through radio on mothers' nutritional knowledge, child feeding practices and growth

M Saaka, K Wemah, F Kizito… - Journal of nutritional …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Childhood undernutrition coupled with poor feeding practices continues to be public health
problems in many parts of the world and efforts to address them remain elusive. We tested …

Community‐based supplementary feeding for food insecure, vulnerable and malnourished populations–an overview of systematic reviews

J Visser, MH McLachlan, N Maayan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Supplementary feeding may help food insecure and vulnerable people by
optimising the nutritional value and adequacy of the diet, improving quality of life and …

Temporal changes and determinants of childhood nutritional status in Kenya and Zambia

D Hoffman, T Cacciola, P Barrios, J Simon - Journal of health, population …, 2017 - Springer
Background The prevalence of undernutrition is decreasing in many parts of the developing
world, but challenges remain in many countries. The objective of this study was to determine …

Lipid based nutrient supplements (LNS) for treatment of children (6 months to 59 months) with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM): A systematic review

T Gera, JP Pena-Rosas, E Boy-Mena, HS Sachdev - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Moderate acute malnutrition is a major public health problem affecting children
from low-and middle-income countries. Lipid nutrient supplements have been proposed as a …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of social and behavior change communication in nutrition specific interventions on selected indicators of nutritional status

E Kennedy, J Stickland, M Kershaw, S Biadgilign - J Hum Nutr, 2018 - pdf.usaid.gov
Abstract The United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition has focused on elimination of
malnutrition in all its forms. To achieve this goal, countries are focusing on nutrition specific …

Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions and the prevention and treatment of childhood acute malnutrition: A systematic review

AR Patlán‐Hernández, HC Stobaugh… - Maternal & child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Undernutrition is more prevalent among children living in unsanitary environments with
inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Despite good evidence for the effect of …