A5060153194- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Radiology practices and education
RTI International
2021-2022
Although most health facilities in urban Nigeria are privately owned, interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding practices private have not previously been implemented.
Fathers are key influencers of complementary feeding practices, but few studies in low- and middle-income countries have measured the effects social behavior change communication (SBCC) targeted at both fathers mothers.
<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> Animal source foods (ASFs), including cow's milk, contain essential nutrients and contribute to a healthy diet, but frequency of intake is low among children in low- middle-income countries. We hypothesized that an ASF social behavior change communication (SBCC) intervention implemented by community health workers (CHWs) would increase child milk consumption dietary diversity households received cow from the Government Rwanda's Girinka livestock transfer program. tested...
Abstract In farming households in Haiti, women's critical role maize production is underresearched yet vital to the growth of sector. This article explores factors that may increase bargaining power negotiated decisions about practices and income use male‐headed households. We find participation market activities positively associated with greater input on related production. However, household economic status more important for adoption best has a positive relationship use. Results point...
Introduction Decisions about prevention of and response to Ebola outbreaks require an understanding the macroeconomic implications these interventions. Prophylactic vaccines hold promise mitigate negative economic impacts infectious disease outbreaks. The objective this study was evaluate relationship between outbreak size impact among countries with recorded quantify hypothetical benefits prophylactic vaccination interventions in Methods synthetic control method used estimate causal on per...
Interventions to improve breastfeeding practices have not been tested in private facilities Nigeria, although most urban are private. The objective of this study was measure the impact Alive & Thrive's intervention on intentions, early initiation breastfeeding, and exclusive among clients Lagos, Nigeria. included interpersonal communication during facility visits, text/WhatsApp messages, WhatsApp support groups, social behavior change materials. Logistic regression models adjusted for...
The objective of this study was to measure the effects a social behavior change communication (SBCC) intervention on fathers' and mothers' complementary feeding knowledge attitudes, support for feeding, children's dietary diversity meal frequency. This used cross-sectional surveys cohabiting fathers mothers with child 6–23 months before (N = 497) after 495) in Igabi local government area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Participants were randomly sampled within 99 clusters selected proportional...