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  Prevalence of Iron-deficiency Anaemia among University Students in Noakhali Region, Bangladesh

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a common health problem in rural women and young children of Bangladesh. The university students usually take food from residential halls, and the food value of their diets is not always balanced. This cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of iron- deficiency anaemia among the university students of Noakhali region, Bangladesh.
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  Complementary Feeding Practices among Mothers in Selected Slums of Dhaka City: A Descriptive Study

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Improper complementary feeding (CF) practice is one of the main reasons for malnutrition among Bangladeshi children aged less than two years. In this context, using the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO), this study assessed the CF practices among mothers in four selected slums (Tejgoan, Rayerbazar, Beribadh, and Jafrabad) of Dhaka city.
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  Determinants of Early Initiation, Exclusiveness, and Duration of Breastfeeding in Uganda

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Breastfeeding practices in Uganda are contrary to the best practice recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). Only six in 10 Ugandan children below the age of six months are exclusively breastfed. This paper investigated the determinants of breastfeeding practices in Uganda.
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  Women’s Agricultural Work and Nutrition in Pakistan: Findings from Qualitative Research

  Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia, 2015

  Does women’s work in agriculture help or hinder nutrition in Pakistan? This question has assumed great significance due to the steady feminisation, over the last decade, of the agricultural labour force, and the absence of nutritional improvement in the same period.
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  Compliance with Home-based Fortification Strategies for Delivery of Iron and Zinc: Its Effect on Haematological and Growth Markers among 6-24 months Old Children in North India

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Compliance is a key component in successful implementation of the delivery of micronutrients among children. The present study evaluates the compliance with two home-based food fortification strategies (fortified complementary food or sprinkle) for providing iron and zinc among children aged 6-24 months.
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  Seasonal Dietary Intakes and Socioeconomic Status among Women in the Terai of Nepal

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Despite widespread nutritional deficiencies, investigations of usual diet in rural South Asia remain sparse. The present study characterizes year-round and seasonal dietary patterns of women in the Terai of Nepal by sociodemographic status, using a novel, weekly single-visit and usual food frequency questionnaire that links recall to the agricultural season.
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  Practices and Challenges of Growth Monitoring and Promotion in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  The use of growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) has become widespread. It is a potential contributor towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and reducing child mortality by
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  Trends in Early Growth Indices in the First 24 Months of Life in Uruguay over the Past Decade

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Early growth is an important indicator of health and wellbeing of children and a good predictor of adult health. This article describes a study which aimed to examine trends and determinants of overweight and stunting among infants aged 0 to 23 month(s) over the past decade (1999-2011) in Uruguay.  
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  Prevalence of Anaemia and Associated Factors among Children below Five Years of Age in Cape Verde, West Africa

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  This article presents the findings of a study which estimated the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors in a probability sample of 993 children aged 6-59 months in Cape Verde, West Africa.  
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  Impact of Maternal Education about Complementary Feeding on Their Infants’ Nutritional Outcomes in Low- and Middle-income Households: A Community-based Randomized Interventional Study in Karachi, Pakistan

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  This article presents the findings of a cluster-randomized interventional trial at peri-urban settings of Karachi which was conducted to evaluate the impact of maternal educational messages regarding appropriate complementary feeding (CF) on the nutritional status of their infants after 30 weeks of educational interventions delivered by trained community health workers.  

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