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Effects of preceding birth intervals on neonatal, infant and under-five years mortality and nutritional status in developing countries: evidence from the demographic and health surveys
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December 10, 2014

Objective This paper examines the association between birth intervals and infant and child mortality and nutritional status. Methods Repeated analysis of retrospective survey data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program from 17 developing countries collected between 1990 and 1997 were used to examine these relationships. The key independent variable is the length of… Read more

Birth intervals, child mortality, developing countries, Nutrition
Nutrition
The Eldis nutrition resource guide offers critical perspectives on nutrition and development
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November 24, 2014

The Eldis nutrition resource guide provides easy access to an extensive online database of resources on nutrition and development. It includes research evidence, policy documents, toolkits, features, and other free-to-access resources. The Eldis nutrition resource guide is a growing and evolving resource that includes new information on current and emerging issues as it is produced,… Read more

Economic, Eldis, Environment, Nutrition, Political
Review of implementation processes for integrated nutrition and psychosocial stimulation interventions
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November 3, 2014

This article reviews the implementation processes for interventions that integrate nutrition and psychosocial stimulation for children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries. We examine the content of these programs, the delivery strategy, intensity and duration, personnel training and supervision, compliance, and fidelity. A systematic search of the Global Health Ovid database… Read more

Children, Early Childhood Development, Nutrition
Nutritional Supplementation in Early Childhood, Schooling, and Intellectual Functioning in Adulthood
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October 30, 2014

Objective: To estimate the association of improved nutrition in early life with adult intellectual functioning, con- trolling for years of schooling. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Four villages in Guatemala, as well as locations within Guatemala to which cohort members migrated. Participants: Individuals who had participated as children in a nutrition supplementation intervention trial from… Read more

Children, Guatamala, Nutrition
Growth improvements in children above 3 years of age: the Cali study
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October 29, 2014

The Cali Study involved the random assignment of 301 malnourished children to be exposed to one (CT1, n = 113), two (CT2, n = 64), three (CT3, n = 62) or four (CT4, n = 62) 9-mo periods of a multifocal day care-based intervention (i.e., education, health and nutrition). The ages at which the intervention… Read more

Children, Colombia, Nutrition
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Educational and Health Impact of Two School Feeding Schemes: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Rural Burkina Faso
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October 22, 2014

We use a prospective randomized trial to assess the impact of two school feeding schemes on educational and health outcomes of children from low income household in northern rural Burkina Faso. The school feeding programs under consideration are school meals where students  are provided with lunch each school day, and take home rations which provide… Read more

Early Childhood Development, Education, Nutrition
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Nutrition
The Interaction between Nutrition and Infection
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October 22, 2014

Infection and malnutrition have always been intricately linked. Malnutrition is the primary cause of immunodeficiency worldwide, and we are learning more and more about the pathogenesis of this interaction. Five infectious diseases account for more than one-half of all deaths in children aged <5 years, most of whom are undernourished. Micronutrient deficiencies have effects such… Read more

Health, Nutrition
Psychosocial stimulation improves the development of undernourished children in rural Bangladesh
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October 21, 2014

Undernutrition in early childhood is associated with poor mental development and affects 45% of children in Bangladesh. Although limited evidence shows that psychosocial stimulation can reduce the deficits, no such interventions have been reported from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Program (BINP) has provided nutrition supplementation to undernourished children through community nutrition centers (CNCs). We… Read more

Children, Mental Development, Nutrition
Effects of integrated child development and nutrition interventions on child development and nutritional statu
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October 20, 2014

We conducted a systematic review of studies that examined the effect of interventions combining a child development component with a nutrition one; in some cases the nutrition interventions also included health-promotion components. Only papers with both child development and nutrition outcomes and rated as moderate-to-good quality were included. Eleven efficacy and two nonrandomized trials, and… Read more

Children, Early Childhood Development, Nutrition
Advantages and challenges of integration: opportunities for integrating early childhood development and nutrition programming
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October 20, 2014

A growing body of evidence supports the notion that integrated programs addressing nutrition and stimulation provide stronger impacts on nutritional and developmental outcomes than either intervention alone. When translating evidence into practice, several advantages and challenges for integration can be noted. Combined interventions may be more efficient than separate interventions, because they are intended for… Read more

Children, Early Child Development, Nutrition
Nutrition
Enhancing resilience to nutritional shocks: Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security: 2020 Conference Brief
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October 10, 2014

This is a brief prepared for the 2020 conference “Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security,” May 15–17, 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main points of discussion are: Addressing the acute crisis of undernutrition; Recovering from a nutritional shock; can interventions promote catch-up growth? and; Limiting the long-term consequences of early malnutrition.    

Children, Nutrition
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