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  1. Rapid weight gain in early life may increase the risk of overweight and obesity in adulthood. We investigated the association between the rate of growth during early childhood and the development of overweight...

    Authors: Ratneswary Sutharsan, Michael J. O’Callaghan, Gail Williams, Jake M. Najman and Abdullah A. Mamun

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:13

    Content type: Research article

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  2. A high degree of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is necessary for long term treatment effects. This study explores the role of timing of ART ...

    Authors: Johanna Maria Axelsson, Sofie Hallager and Toke S. Barfod

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:10

    Content type: Research article

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  3. India leads all nations in numbers of maternal deaths, with poor, rural women contributing disproportionately to the high maternal mortality ratio. In 2005, India launched the world’s largest conditional cash ...

    Authors: Kranti Suresh Vora, Sally A. Koblinsky and Marge A. Koblinsky

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:9

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Caesarean delivery (C-section) rates have been increasing dramatically in the past decades around the world. This increase has been attributed to multiple factors such as maternal, socio-demographic and instit...

    Authors: Mostafizur Rahman, Asma Ahmad Shariff, Aziz Shafie, Rahmah Saaid and Rohayatimah Md. Tahir

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:8

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Cholera continues to remain endemic in over 50 countries and has caused large epidemics with around 3–5 million cases occurring every year in Asia alone. In India, cholera is endemic in many states. However, ...

    Authors: Chengappa K. Uthappa, Ramesh R. Allam, Chava Nalini, Deepak Gunti, Prasada R. Udaragudi, Geetha P. Tadi and Manoj V. Murhekar

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:7

    Content type: Short Report

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  6. To assess the effectiveness of a traditional birth attendant (TBA) referral program on increasing the number of deliveries overseen by skilled birth attendants (SBA) in rural Kenyan health facilities before an...

    Authors: Angelo Tomedi, Sophia R. Stroud, Tania Ruiz Maya, Christopher R. Plaman and Mutuku A. Mwanthi

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:6

    Content type: Research article

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  7. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the background intakes of total dietary fat, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) modulate the effects of dietary saturated...

    Authors: Somayeh Hosseinpour-Niazi, Parvin Mirmiran, Arefeh Fallah-ghohroudi and Fereidoun Azizi

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:5

    Content type: Research article

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  8. This study investigated the association between white rice consumption and the risk of esophageal cancer in remote northwest China, where the cancer incidence is known to be high. A case-control study was cond...

    Authors: Li Tang, Fenglian Xu, Taotao Zhang, Jun Lei, Colin W. Binns and Andy H. Lee

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:4

    Content type: Research article

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  9. Conventional indicators – weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) reflect different facets of the nutritional status. Weight-for-age is the most commonly used i...

    Authors: Mitravinda S. Savanur and Padmini S. Ghugre

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:3

    Content type: Research article

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  10. There has been limited decline in undernutrition rates in South Asia compared with the rest of Asia and one reason for this may be low levels of household food security. However, the evidence base on the deter...

    Authors: Helen Harris-Fry, Kishwar Azad, Abdul Kuddus, Sanjit Shaha, Badrun Nahar, Munir Hossen, Leila Younes, Anthony Costello and Edward Fottrell

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:2

    Content type: Research article

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  11. To study plasma arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status in Tunisian very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and their association with selected neonatal morbidities. A total of 709 VLBW infant...

    Authors: Samira Fares, Mohamed M. Sethom, Samia Kacem, Chahnez Khouaja-Mokrani, Moncef Feki and Naziha Kaabachi

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:1

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Child undernutrition has short and long term consequence for both individuals and society. Previous studies show probiotics may promote child growth and have an impact on under-nutrition.

    Authors: Ojochenemi J Onubi, Amudha S Poobalan, Brendan Dineen, Debbi Marais and Geraldine McNeill

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:8

    Content type: Research

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  13. We report the infant feeding experiences in the first month of life for 2,053 infants participating in “Malnutrition and Enteric Infections: Consequences for Child Health and Development” (MAL-ED). Eight sites...

    Authors: Crystal L Patil, Ali Turab, Ramya Ambikapathi, Cebisa Nesamvuni, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Anuradha Bose, M Munirul Islam, AM Shamsir Ahmed, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Milena Lima de Moraes and Laura E Caulfield

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:10

    Content type: Research

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  14. Despite the overall national success in reducing infant mortality rate in Ethiopia, infant mortality rate is still high in northwest Amhara region. This study is conducted in one of the high mortality areas wi...

    Authors: Gashaw Andargie Biks, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku and Yigzaw Kebede Gete

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:9

    Content type: Research

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  15. Study was undertaken to know food and nutrient consumption patterns and their relationship with nutritional status among rural adolescents in Orissa. It was a Community based cross sectional study, conducted a...

    Authors: Kodavalla Venkaiah, Ginnela Narsimhachary Veera Brahmam and Kamasamudram Vijayaraghavan

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:7

    Content type: Research

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  16. We utilized the most recent Demographic Health Survey data to explore the distribution of feeding practices and examine relationships between complementary feeding and socio-demographic and health behaviour in...

    Authors: Constance A Gewa and Timothy F Leslie

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:6

    Content type: Research

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  17. The objective of this study was to assess complementary feeding practices and associated factors among HIV exposed infants in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia. An institutional based cross-sectional study with c...

    Authors: Demewoz Haile, Tefera Belachew, Getenesh Berhanu, Tesfaye Setegn and Sibhatu Biadgilign

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:5

    Content type: Research

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  18. In Nigeria, diarrhea remains one of the leading causes of death among children under five years old. Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) corners were introduced to health facilities in Bauchi and Sokoto states to s...

    Authors: Zulfiya Charyeva, Molly Cannon, Olugbenga Oguntunde, Aminu Magashi Garba, William Sambisa, Amos Paul Bassi, Mohammed Auwal Ibrahim, Saba’atu Elizabeth Danladi and Nurudeen Lawal

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:4

    Content type: Research

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  19. To examine whether PHGG added ORS reduce duration of diarrhoea, stool output and enhance weight gain.

    Authors: Nur Haque Alam, Hasan Ashraf, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sufia Islam, Maryam Kadjar Olesen, Niklaus Gyr and Remy Meier

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:3

    Content type: Research

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  20. In 2012, Bangladesh continues to be one of the 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries in the world. Although free diagnosis and management for TB is available throughout the country, case notification rate...

    Authors: Shahed Hossain, Khalequ Zaman, Abdul Quaiyum, Sayera Banu, Ashaque Husain, Akramul Islam, Martien Borgdorff and Frank van Leth

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:2

    Content type: Research

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  21. To examine the association between nutritional markers at initiation and during follow up in two different cohorts of HIV-infected adults initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in West Africa.

    Authors: Maryline Sicotte, Chantal Bemeur, Assane Diouf, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui and Vinh-Kim Nguyen

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 34:1

    Content type: Research

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