A5022773319- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Human Health and Disease
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
Kenya Forest Service
2024
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
2016-2023
United Nations Children's Fund
2011-2012
Rates of exclusive breastfeeding are slowly increasing, but remain suboptimal globally despite the health and economic benefits. This study estimates costs not across seven countries in Southeast Asia presents a cost-benefit analysis modeled comprehensive strategy Viet Nam, based on large programme. There have been very few such studies previously for low- middle-income countries. The used published data disease prevalence patterns countries, supplemented by information healthcare from...
Abstract Optimal complementary feeding between the ages of 6 and 23 months provides children with required range nutritious safe foods while continuing to be breastfed meet their needs for essential nutrients develop full physical cognitive potential. The rates exclusive breastfeeding in first life have increased from 32% 2008 60% 2022 Kenya. However, proportion receiving a minimum acceptable diet remains low has declined 39% 31% 2023. Kenyan Ministry Health, GAIN UNICEF collaborated...
Abstract Young children in the East Asia and Pacific region 1 are failing to thrive, large numbers, as indicated by stagnation decline of stunting, wasting, micronutrient deficiencies fastest growing rates overweight world. Eliminating triple burden malnutrition is essential ensure that, a matter right, all reach their full physical growth development potential actively contribute equitable prosperity sustainable communities nations. Ending forms will only be achieved through implementation...
Abstract Complementary feeding practices are greatly influenced by local contexts. Therefore, national home‐grown evidence, policies and guidelines critical to improving infant young children's diets. This Special Issue has provided a comprehensive, evidence‐based analysis of the situation, gaps context‐specific opportunities for diets in Kenya. The primary research findings supported identification set recommendations articulated across four systems (food, health, water, sanitation hygiene...
Abstract Adequate nutrient intake is a prerequisite for achieving good nutrition status. Suboptimal complementary feeding practices are main risk factor stunting. The need systematic and user‐friendly tools to guide the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation of dietary interventions children aged 6–23 months has been recognized. This paper describes five tools, namely, Pro PAN, Optifood, Cost Diet, Fill Nutrient Gap, Monitoring Results Equity System that can be used in different...
Abstract Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are influenced by many context‐specific factors related to local food systems as well social cultural practices. Understanding these contextual perspectives is essential for designing effective programs policies. This paper uses focused ethnographic study methods examine challenges experienced mothers IYCF in two counties Kenya, a country with considerable heterogeneity agriculture, systems, cultures. A two‐phase qualitative was...
Abstract Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) promotion is a key component in the set of high impact interventions to improve nutrition. The literature provides evidence positive IYCF through various platforms, including communities. In 2009, UNICEF WHO agreed that global, “generic” package resources tools plan, implement, monitor community‐based programmes build skills workers was needed. 2010, Community Young Child Feeding Counselling Package finalized field tested under strategic...
Abstract Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable intellectual disability in world, but it has been successfully prevented most countries through universal salt iodization (USI). In 2011, Cambodia appeared to be an example this success story, today, Cambodian women and children are once again iodine deficient. demonstrated high‐household coverage adequately iodized had achieved virtual elimination school‐age children. However, achievement was not sustained because USI programme...
The authors Michaud-Létourneau et al. have identified three main drivers that large initiatives should adopt to enhance their effectiveness in advocacy for policy change: (a) the use of an explicit approach, (b) creation a strategic group actors, and (c) realization 15 critical tasks, more specifically related implementation International Code Marketing Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) (Michaud-Létourneau, Gayard, & Pelletier, 2019a, 2019b) relevant resolutions World Health Assembly....
without timely action, the global prevalence of child wasting could rise by a shocking 14.3% as result disruption nutrition services fear, stigma, and various government restrictions to curb COVID-19. Therefore, action should be emphasized ensure continued provision essential health such vitamin A supplementation, identification treatment wasting, micronutrients, promotion improved infant young feeding (IYCF) in region.
Background and objectives Fortifying commercial table salt with iodine is the principal strategy used globally to prevent dietary deficiency. However, costs of providing fortified remote communities may result in it not being locally available or too expensive for many households. This study shows that barriers consuming adequately iodized remain significant rural households Papua New Guinea (PNG). Methods design Using data from a household survey conducted four areas PNG 2018, two issues...