Edited By: Victoria Hall Moran and Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
All articles accepted from 25 July 2019 are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. All articles accepted before this date, were published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.
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Articles
How age and sex affect treatment outcomes for children with severe malnutrition: A multi‐country secondary data analysis
- 4 December 2023
Household food security and dietary diversity in south‐eastern Nigeria
- 4 December 2023
Graphical Abstract
High household food insecurity (82.6%) exists in Nsukka Local Government Area. Food security was associated with education, age, income and work status. Urgent food intervention programs are required to alleviate food insecurity.
A cluster randomized controlled trial of a community‐based initiative to reduce stunting in rural Indonesia
- 2 December 2023
Graphical Abstract
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a community-based maternal and child health project in Indonesia. Overall, we find no significant impacts on stunting, the study's primary outcome measure or other longer-term undernutrition outcomes. The project had a modest impact on some secondary, more proximal outcomes related to maternal and child nutrition.
Prenatal iron supplementation adjusted to maternal iron stores reduces behavioural problems in 4‐year‐old children
- 2 December 2023
Graphical Abstract
In pregnant women without anaemia, high-dose prenatal iron was effective in reducing the risk of behavioural problems in children of mothers with early pregnancy iron deficiency. Conversely, low-dose prenatal iron was effective in reducing the risk of behavioural problems in children of mothers with high iron reserves.
Acceptability of a balanced energy protein (BEP) supplement for pregnant women in Bangladesh
- 22 November 2023
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- 23 September 2020
Long‐term consequences of stunting in early life
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- 5-18
- 19 September 2011
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