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  Using Essential Nutrition Actions to accelerate coverage with nutrition interventions in high mortality settings

  Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival, USAID, 2004

  This paper examines the potentials of the ENA approach, which attempts to expand the coverage of six proven nutrition interventions by building on countries' existing nutrition work and, using delivery channels within and outside formal health structures, linking nutrition with health services and community based organisations.The six interventions of ENA are: exclusive breastfeeding (E
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  Knowledge of AIDS and HIV risk-related sexual behavior among Nigerian naval personnel

  Health Research Policy and Systems, 2004

  This study published in BMC Public Health describes current knowledge of AIDS, and HIV-risk sexual behaviour of naval personnel in Lagos, Nigeria. Personnel in the military are at increased risk of HIV infection. Although HIV-risk related sexual behaviour of Nigerian police officers has been studied, little is known about the sexual behaviour of their counterparts in the Navy.
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  Socio-economic differences and health seeking behaviour for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria: a case study of four local government areas operating the Bamako initiative programme in south-east Nigeria

  2004

  Published in International Journal for Equity in Health, this article reports on a Nigerian study which examined the impact of user fees, introduced under the Bamako Initiative (BI), on healthcare seeking for malaria diagnosis and treatment. Findings showed that self diagnosis was most common among the poorer households, who were also more likely to visit patent medicine dealers.
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  My father didn't think this way: Nigerian boys contemplate gender equality

  Population Council, USA, 2003

  This report describes a programme for adolescent boys in Nigeria which seeks to increase boys' awareness of gender-based oppression, and to foster their critical thinking skills as a means to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in their communities.It outlines the development of the programme, describes various approaches used in the programme, provides quotes from course participants on how th
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  Inequalities in purchase of mosquito nets and willingness to pay for insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria: challenges for malaria control interventions

  Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2004

  This article, published in Malaria Journal by BioMed Central, reports on a study into patterns of ownership and purchase of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) in Nigeria. It aims to provide new evidence about the demand for ITNs in Nigeria, which are currently sold on a user fees basis.
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  Crossing boundaries to reduce malnutrition? An institutional study of agriculture and nutrition in Uganda, Mozambique and Nigeria

  Agriculture-Nutrition Advantage Project, 2003

  This study examines how agriculturalists and nutritionists in Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria might work more closely together to reduce malnutrition, hunger, and poverty.The study concludes that the two professional communities are missing important opportunities to collaborate that would have a positive impact on people’s nutritional well being.
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  Men and reproductive health programs: influencing gender norms

  Synergy Project, USAID, 2003

  This review outlines programs in Central America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia that are designed to change social norms related to entrenched gender roles. It explains the methodologies each program employed to achieve this goal and presents findings from evaluations conducted to assess their efficacy.
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  Distant memory – new dementia test allows international comparisons

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  It is difficult to diagnose dementia in societies with limited education. So comparison of levels of the condition in different countries may not be valid. A study involving the UK Institute of Psychiatry aimed to develop and assess a culturally and educationally unbiased test for dementia.
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  Adolescent sexuality and reproductive health in Benue State, Nigeria

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2002

  CEDPA/Nigeria is supporting a Vulnerable Children’s Project (VCP) in Otukpo town and in two rural communities in Benue State, Nigeria.
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  New dimensions of childhood malnutrition in six African countries

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  Nearly a third of all children under five years old in sub-Saharan Africa are underweight. With evidence that health risks are elevated even for children who are only mildly to moderately underweight, tackling malnutrition is crucial for reducing infant mortality.

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