Journal article

Sep 04 2013

Journal article

Sep 04 2013

Designing large-scale programs to improve IYCF in Asia and Africa

This special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin focused on the work of Alive & Thrive in designing and implementing large-scale programs to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Asia and Africa.

Journal article

Sep 04 2013

Developing evidence-based advocacy and policy change strategies to protect, promote, and support infant and young child feeding (Hajeebhoy N., 2013. Food and Nutrition Bulletin)

This article was part of a special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin on the Alive & Thrive (A&T) project. Despite the existence of a strong evidence base for investing in infant and young child feeding (IYCF), sufficiently supported IYCF policies and programs are rare.

Journal article

Sep 04 2013

Learning from the design and implementation of large-scale programs to improve infant and young child feeding (Baker J., 2013. Food and Nutrition Bulletin)

This article was part of a special supplement in the Journal of Nutrition on the Alive & Thrive (A&T) project. Improving and sustaining infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices requires multiple interventions reaching diverse target groups over a sustained period of time.

Journal article

May 08 2013

Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity Are Associated in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Ethiopia (Journal of Nutrition, 2013)

Emerging evidence suggests that maternal and child dietary diversity are associated. Data on mother-child (6 to 24 months) dyads in Bangladesh, Viet Nam, and Ethiopia were used to examine agreement and association between maternal and child dietary diversity and identify determinants of maternal and child dietary diversity.

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May 03 2013

Maternal mental health is associated with child undernutrition and child illness in Bangladesh, Viet Nam and Ethiopia (Nguyen PH., 2013. Public Health Nutrition)

The 2013 Lancet series on maternal and child undernutrition highlighted maternal depression as a significant risk factor for poor child growth and recommended interventions to address the problem through maternal and child health and nutrition programs.

 
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