Journal article

Feb 11 2020

Suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices in rural Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso: Findings from a cross-sectional population-based survey (Sarrasat S., 2019. PLOS One)

Mothers in the rural Boucle de Mouhoun Region of Burkina Faso had low levels of knowledge of IYCF and practices, according to this study: 60% of children had the minimum meal frequency, while only 18% benefited from the minimum dietary diversity and 13% received minimum acceptable diet.

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Nov 15 2019

Contribution of the Alive & Thrive-UNICEF advocacy efforts to improve infant and young child feeding policies in Southeast Asia (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

Advocacy efforts are needed to help countries align with international frameworks when improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) policies.

Journal article

Jun 01 2019

Integrating Maternal Infant & Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in Undergraduate Medical Teaching Curriculum and Service Delivery in Two States of India (P04-162-19)

In India, as part of provision of technical assistance to government and partner organizations at national and state level for strengthening MIYCN policy/programming, Alive & Thrive is working with eight medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to develop an evidence-based model for assessing the extent to which MIYCN can be addressed in the undergraduate curricula and interventions included in the service delivery.

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Sep 19 2018

Maternal behavioural determinants and livestock ownership are associated with animal source food consumption among young children during fasting in rural Ethiopia (Kim SS., 2018. Maternal Child Nutrition)

In Ethiopia, religious fasting often involves abstaining from animal source foods. Although children are exempt from fasting, their diets are influenced by the widespread fasting practices.

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Feb 06 2018

Factors influencing the uptake of a mass media intervention to improve child feeding in Bangladesh (Kim, S., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

This study aimed to examine the factors influencing the uptake of infant and young child feeding messages promoted in TV spots that were launched and aired nationwide in Bangladesh. Factors associated with TV spot viewing and comprehension (i.e.

 
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