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Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty in Africa has been as difficult as predicting the path of the pandemic, mainly due to data limitations.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risks rolling back many of the efforts and global successes recorded in reducing poverty and food insecurity.
Background: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) reduce child wasting and stunting. There is little information regarding effects on severe wasting or stunting.
Respondent fatigue reduces dietary diversity scores reported from mobile phone surveys in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Background: The computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) has been used extensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the effects of respondent fatigue during these interviews on responses to questions about diet are unknown.
Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may substantially affect health systems, but little primary evidence is available on disruption of health and nutrition services.
Intimate partner violence is associated with poorer maternal mental health and breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh
Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) can have profound adverse consequences on maternal and child health.
The prominent role of informal medicine vendors despite health insurance: A weekly diaries study in rural Nigeria
In sub-Saharan Africa, accessibility to affordable quality care is often poor and health expenditures are mostly paid out of pocket.
Progress in reducing child mortality and stunting in India: An application of the Lives Saved Tool
The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) has been used to estimate the impact of scaling up intervention coverage on undernutrition and mortality.
Nutritional, social, and environmental predictors of scholastic and psychosocial outcomes in school-going Indian adolescents: Findings from the UDAYA study (OR32-07-19)
Adolescent wellbeing is now recognized as critical to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and malnutrition.
Women's stated preferences for conditional cash transfer programs focused on maternal and child health and nutrition in India (P22-012-19)
Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) are important national strategies to improve maternal and child health and nutrition.
Trends and determinants of low body mass index (BMI) among 750,000 adolescents and women of reproductive age in India (P10-086-19)
Low BMI among women and girls has implications for their health and that of the next generation. Yet, little is known about the determinants of low BMI despite the known high burden of undernutrition in India.
Life beyond the home: Nutritional, occupational, social and environmental predictors of common mental disorders among Indian mothers with 6- to 23-month-old infants (P11-026-19)
The mental wellbeing of mothers with young children has been shown to positively affect child development.
A decade of progress on scaling up health and nutrition interventions in India: A countdown to 2030 case study (P04-115-19)
India rolled out ambitious program efforts for health and nutrition (H&N) in 2005–06, scaling up community H&N services through the National Rural Health Mission and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS).
Global inequality in national food supplies and diet-related health outcomes, 1970–2010 (P04-094-19)
The global food system has changed rapidly over recent decades, with large shifts in agricultural supply conditions, international trade, food manufacturing and nutrient availability.
Can multiple forms of undernutrition among children and women be tackled efficiently? A case of shared determinants (P11-124-19)
Globally, it is recognized that multiple forms of undernutrition exist. Yet, little evidence exists on co-existence of multiple forms of undernutrition or on the potential shared determinants of these manifestations.
Double duty actions to tackle all forms of malnutrition (P10-053-19)
Most countries are now experiencing a double burden of malnutrition (DBM), characterized by the coexistence of nutritional deficiencies (underweight, wasting, stunting, micronutrient deficiencies) and overweight/obesity and diet-related non-commun
Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of death and disability globally.