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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Infant and young child feeding"”.
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UNICEF infant and young child feeding training in Zimbabwe : analysis and recommendations
… UNICEF introduced a community infant and young child feeding (cIYCF) training and counselling package in 2010, which was implemented in Zimbabwe for community counsellors (CCs) in rural districts. The training package is generic for programming and capacity development on …
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Protecting the Vulnerable in Times of Vulnerability Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies – Lebanon
Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) has a lifelong influence on health and is critically important during emergencies. Policies and guidance are designed to support IYCF in emergencies (IYCF-E), but are seldom fully implemented.<br/><br/>Lebanon has a long history of national emergencies and is …
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Improving Nutrition in Nepal: An analysis of food environments, behavioral determinants of consumption, and costs of a multisectoral nutrition program
… to achieve national nutrition targets in Nepal, infant and young child feeding practices remain sub-optimal. Increased consumption of processed foods high in sugar, salt, and fat in conjunction with low dietary diversity and micronutrient deficiency lead to poor overall diets and nutritional …
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An analysis of the implementation process of the Community-based Therapeutic Care Programme in Lusaka District
… Therapeutic Care Programme at Chaisa, Mandevu and Garden Health Centres. A descriptive survey design was used in the study because it involved asking the respondents for information using a questionnaire and focus group discussion. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used …
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An analysis of the implementation process of the Community-based Therapeutic Care Programme in Lusaka District
… Therapeutic Care Programme at Chaisa, Mandevu and Garden Health Centres. A descriptive survey design was used in the study because it involved asking the respondents for information using a questionnaire and focus group discussion. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used …
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The association of early childhood nutrition and growth with the intestinal microbiome and pneumonia
Background Malnutrition and pneumonia contribute significantly to under-5 mortality. The gut microbiome is associated with development of malnutrition and pneumonia. However, data on longitudinal growth, infant feeding practices, and the microbiome in children with malnutrition and pneumonia in low …
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Factors associated with dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in Chongwe district, Zambia.
… dietary diversity, it is important to understand the factors associated with it. This study therefore assessed the factors associated with dietary diversity among WRA in Chongwe district of Lusaka, Zambia. The study was a cross-sectional in nature, consisting of 476 randomly selected WRA. Data …
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Factors associated with dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in Chongwe district, Zambia.
… dietary diversity, it is important to understand the factors associated with it. This study therefore assessed the factors associated with dietary diversity among WRA in Chongwe district of Lusaka, Zambia. The study was a cross-sectional in nature, consisting of 476 randomly selected WRA. Data …
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Factors associated with non-compliance with the code of marketing breast milk substitutes and/or statutory instrument number 48 of 2006 of the laws of Zambia in Kalinjalinga and Chelstone
… of Marketing Breast Milk Substitutes (ICMBMS) and/or Statutory Instrument (SI) number 48 of 2006 of the Laws of Zambia by manufacturers and distributors is prevalent posing a challenge to successful breast feeding. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Code of marketing of breast milk …
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Breastfeeding and infant feeding in the era of HIV: A case of two districts in Zambia
… has shown that exclusively breastfed HIV exposed infants have lower mortality and morbidity. It is against this background that the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended that infants born to HIV positive women should be exclusively breastfed until replacement feeding is …
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Acceptance and determinants of HIV counselling and child testing among mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission in Kitwe urban district in Zambia
… has shown that exclusively breastfed HFV exposed infants have lower mortality and morbidity. It is against this background that the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended that infants born to HIV positive women should be exclusively breastfed until replacement feeding is …
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Breastfeeding and infant feeding in the era of HIV: A case of two districts in Zambia
… has shown that exclusively breastfed HIV exposed infants have lower mortality and morbidity. It is against this background that the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended that infants born to HIV positive women should be exclusively breastfed until replacement feeding is …
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Determinants of adherence to the exclusive breast feeding option among HIV Positive mothers in eight selected health centres in Lusaka District
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a challenge especially when the infant is HIV negative because breastmilk may contain HIV. Some studies have shown a consistent lower risk postnatal HIV transmission from mother to infant of about 4% …
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Determinants of adherence to the exclusive breast feeding option among HIV Positive mothers in eight selected health centres in Lusaka District
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a challenge especially when the infant is HIV negative because breastmilk may contain HIV. Some studies have shown a consistent lower risk postnatal HIV transmission from mother to infant of about 4% …