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Quality of nutrition services in primary health care facilities: Implications for integrating nutrition into the health system in Bangladesh

plos one
2017Masum Billah, Kuntal Kumar Saha, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Ashfaqul Haq Chowdhury, Sarah P. Garnett, S. E. Arifeen, Purnima Menon

Background In 2011, the Bangladesh Government introduced the National Nutrition Services (NNS) by leveraging the existing health infrastructure to deliver nutrition services to pregnant woman and children. This study examined the quality of nutrition…

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Effectiveness of facility-based personalized maternal nutrition counseling in improving child growth and morbidity up to 18 months: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Burkina Faso

plos one
2017Laetitia Nikiema, Lieven Huybregts, Yves Martin-Prével, Phillippe Donnen, Hermann Lanou, Joep Grosemans, Priscilla Offoh, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, Blaise Sondo, Dominique Roberfroid, Patrick Kolsteren

The period from conception to 24 months of age is a crucial window for nutrition interventions. Personalized maternal counseling may improve childbirth outcomes, growth, and health. We assessed the effectiveness of facility-based personalized maternal…

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Local foods can meet micronutrient needs for women in urban Burkina Faso, but only if rarely consumed micronutrient-dense foods are included in daily diets: A linear programming exercise

maternal and child nutrition
In PressMary Arimond, Bineti S. Vitta, Yves Martin-Prével, Mourad Moursi, Kathryn G. Dewey

Women of reproductive age are at nutritional risk due to their need for nutrient-dense diets. Risk is further elevated in resource-poor environments. In one such environment, we evaluated feasibility of meeting micronutrient needs of women of…

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