[HTML][HTML] Community health workers and health equity in low-and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice

S Ahmed, LE Chase, J Wagnild, N Akhter… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The deployment of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is widely
promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low-and middle-income countries …

The effectiveness of interventions on nutrition social behaviour change communication in improving child nutritional status within the first 1000 days: Evidence from a …

RA Mahumud, S Uprety, N Wali… - Maternal & child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to assess the robustness of designs and
tools used in nutrition social behaviour change communication (NSBCC) interventions and …

[HTML][HTML] Malnutrition, morbidity and infection in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: an epidemiological study

MV De Vita, C Scolfaro, B Santini, A Lezo… - Italian journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Malnutrition constitutes one of the major public health challenges throughout
the developing world. Urban poverty and malnutrition have been on the rise, with an …

[HTML][HTML] Inequalities in access and utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa: A special focus on urban settings

EM Sidze, FM Wekesah, L Kisia, A Abajobir - Maternal and child health …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives The aim of this paper is to share the results of a systematic review on the state of
inequalities in access to and utilization of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) …

Factors associated with double burden of malnutrition among mother-child pairs in India: A study based on National Family Health Survey 2015–16

R Patel, S Srivastava, P Kumar, S Chauhan - Children and Youth Services …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable Development goal 2 focusses on preventing all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
Therefore, it is important to understand the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in mother …

The distinctive roles of urban community health workers in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature

T Ludwick, A Morgan, S Kane, M Kelaher… - Health policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Addressing urban health challenges in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been
hampered by lack of evidence on effective mechanisms for delivering health services to the …

How does poverty affect children's nutritional status in Nairobi slums? A qualitative study of the root causes of undernutrition

SM Goudet, EW Kimani-Murage, F Wekesah… - Public health …, 2017 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveChildren in slums are at high risk of undernutrition, which has long-term negative
consequences on their physical growth and cognitive development. Severe undernutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of breastfeeding support packages in low-and middle-income countries for infants under six months: a systematic review

R Rana, M McGrath, E Sharma, P Gupta, M Kerac - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months, defined as those with wasting,
underweight, or other forms of growth failure, are at high-risk of mortality and morbidity. The …

[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 - researchgate.net
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 …

Effect of maternal nutritional education and counselling on children's stunting prevalence in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

CK Nyamasege, EW Kimani-Murage… - Public health …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective: To determine whether the prevalence of stunting differed between an intervention
group and a control group and to identify factors associated with the children's linear growth …