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 …

A review of the relationship between socioeconomic position and the early-life predictors of obesity

AJ Cameron, AC Spence, R Laws, KD Hesketh… - Current obesity …, 2015 - Springer
A range of important early-life predictors of later obesity have been identified. Children of
lower socioeconomic position (SEP) have a steeper weight gain trajectory from birth with a …

Determinants of childhood stunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo: further analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2013–14

H Kismul, P Acharya, MA Mapatano, A Hatløy - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Prevalence of child stunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is
among the highest in the world. There is a need to systematically investigate how stunting …

Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among infants aged six and twelve months in Butajira, Ethiopia: the P-MaMiE Birth Cohort

G Medhin, C Hanlon, M Dewey, A Alem, F Tesfaye… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background Child undernutrition is a major public health problem in low income countries.
Prospective studies of predictors of infant growth in rural low-income country settings are …

Dietary patterns in infancy: the importance of maternal and family influences on feeding practice

S Robinson, L Marriott, J Poole, S Crozier… - British Journal of …, 2007 - cambridge.org
It is not known what constitutes an optimal diet in infancy. There are relatively few studies of
weaning practice in the UK, and there is a need for prospective data on the effects of infant …

Is there a threshold level of maternal education sufficient to reduce child undernutrition? Evidence from Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

D Makoka, PK Masibo - BMC pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Background Maternal education is strongly associated with young child nutrition outcomes.
However, the threshold of the level of maternal education that reduces the level of …

Dietary diversity is related to socioeconomic status among adult Saharawi refugees living in Algeria

MS Morseth, NK Grewal, IS Kaasa, A Hatloy, I Barikmo… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background There is limited knowledge about dietary quality among the adult population in
low-and middle income countries (LMICs). This study aims to describe dietary quality among …

Is maternal education level associated with diet in 10-year-old children?

VL Cribb, LR Jones, IS Rogers, AR Ness… - Public health …, 2011 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo examine the associations between maternal education level and diet in 10-year-
old children. DesignThree-day diet diaries (child completed with parental help) were …

Iron requirements, absorption and metabolism in infancy and childhood

M Domellöf - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
More research is needed to identify those children who will benefit from iron
supplementation and to better determine iron requirements during early life. Clinical trials …

Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania

WA de Glanville, A Davis, KJ Allan, J Buza… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate
change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase. Widespread adaptation in …