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  1. Although good progress was made in maternal and child nutrition during the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, malnutrition remains one of the major threats on global health. Therefore, the United Nation ...

    Authors: Xin Huang, Bo Yang, Qin Liu, Ruilin Zhang, Shenglan Tang and Mary Story

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:12

    Content type: Research article

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  2. There is limited evidence on the determinants of childhood stunting across urban India or specifically in slum settlements. This study aims to assess the extent of stunting among children under 2 years of age ...

    Authors: Sushmita Das, Sheila Chanani, Neena Shah More, David Osrin, Shanti Pantvaidya and Anuja Jayaraman

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:10

    Content type: Research article

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  3. Although infant and young child feeding practices play an important role, children in Ethiopia suffer from poor infant and young child feeding. To date, there is a limited study which addresses factors that in...

    Authors: Netsanet Fentahun, Yared Mulu, Tesfaye Feleke and Abraham Tamirat

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:9

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Anaemia and malaria are the leading causes of sub-Saharan African childhood morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to explore the complex relationship between anaemia and malaria in young children across th...

    Authors: Danielle J. Roberts and Temesgen Zewotir

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:8

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Childhood malnutrition has been a longstanding crisis in Mumbai, India. Despite national IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) guidelines to promote best practices for infant/toddler feeding, nearly one-third of c...

    Authors: Priyanka Athavale, Kristin Hoeft, Rupal M. Dalal, Ameya P. Bondre, Piyasree Mukherjee and Karen Sokal-Gutierrez

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:7

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Early years of life are period of maximal growth and development of human brain. Development of young child is influenced by biological endowment and health of child, nutritional status of child, relationships...

    Authors: Shimelash Bitew Workie, Tesfa Mekonen, Tefera Chane Mekonen and Wubalem Fekadu

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:6

    Content type: Research article

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  8. The aim of this study was to assess dietary intakes and complementary feeding practices of children aged 6–24 months who are from Bangladeshi ancestry and living in Tower Hamlets, London, and determine the fea...

    Authors: Laura Jabri, Diana Margot Rosenthal, Lorna Benton and Monica Lakhanpaul

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:4

    Content type: Research article

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  9. In recent years, the evaluation of convenience food has changed. It came to be considered not to have a negative effect on health and is now positioned as a tool to support dietary habits of elderly and other ...

    Authors: Satoshi Nakano and Ayu Washizu

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:3

    Content type: Research article

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  10. The status of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in Nepal is alarming. Adolescent-friendly services (AFS) were introduced to cater the health needs of adolescents. Optimal utilization of the servi...

    Authors: Krishtee Napit, Khadga Bahadur Shrestha, Sudip Ale Magar, Rashmi Paudel, Barsha Thapa, Bhup Raj Dhakal and Archana Amatya

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:2

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is highly prevalent in the Cote d’Ivoire and has severe health and economic consequences. In this paper, we apply a health economic model to quantify the burden of IDA, and the con...

    Authors: Alberto Prieto-Patron, Zsuzsa V. Hutton, Giovanni Fattore, Magalie Sabatier and Patrick Detzel

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:1

    Content type: Review article

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  12. In spite of high prevalence rates, little is known about health seeking and related expenditure for chronic non-communicable diseases in low-income countries. We assessed relevant patterns of health seeking an...

    Authors: Fatema Binte Rasul, Olivier Kalmus, Malabika Sarker, Hossain Ishrath Adib, Md Shahadath Hossain, Md Zabir Hasan, Stephan Brenner, Shaila Nazneen, Muhammed Nazmul Islam and Manuela De Allegri

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:48

    Content type: Research article

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  13. Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are dietary surveys widely used in studies of nutritional epidemiology because they are inexpensive, easy to complete and provide significant information on dietary intake ...

    Authors: María García Rodríguez, Manuel Romero Saldaña, José Manuel Alcaide Leyva, Rafael Moreno Rojas and Guillermo Molina Recio

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:47

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Several studies have shown that normal weight central obesity (NWCO) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. However, studies conducted in the Japanese population have been very limited. ...

    Authors: Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Satsue Nagahama, Mariko Kobayashi, Iichiro Ohtsu, Yuma Sunaga and Akatsuki Kokaze

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:46

    Content type: Research article

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  15. Diarrhea is a major public health problem that disproportionately affects children in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Most of the diseases can be prevented through safe drinking water supply and prov...

    Authors: Negasa Eshete Soboksa, Abebe Beyene Hailu, Sirak Robele Gari and Bezatu Mengistie Alemu

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:45

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Correcting anemia during pregnancy often requires integrating food and non-food-based approaches. Nonetheless, little is known about specific dietary diversity (DD) cutoff values predicting risk of anemia duri...

    Authors: Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Kaleab Baye and Mieke Faber

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:44

    Content type: Research article

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  17. Despite different interventions to improve child nutrition conditions, chronic malnutrition is still a public health concern in Rwanda, with a high stunting prevalence of 38% among under 5-year-olds children. ...

    Authors: Jeanine Ahishakiye, Laura Bouwman, Inge D. Brouwer, Eric Matsiko, Margaret Armar-Klemesu and Maria Koelen

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:43

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) was established to identify individuals exhibiting signs of addiction towards certain types of food. This study aimed to develop a Turkish version of the Yale Food Addiction Sc...

    Authors: Zehra Buyuktuncer, Aslı Akyol, Aylin Ayaz, Reyhan Nergiz-Unal, Burcu Aksoy, Erdal Cosgun, Pınar Ozdemir, Gulden Pekcan and Halit Tanju Besler

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:42

    Content type: Research article

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  19. World Health Organization revised the global guidelines for management of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants to recommend the use of simplified antibiotic therapy in settings where ac...

    Authors: Salahuddin Ahmed, Jennifer A. Applegate, Dipak K. Mitra, Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, Mahfuza Mousumi, Ahad Mahmud Khan, Taufique Joarder, Meagan Harrison, Sabbir Ahmed, Nazma Begum, Abdul Quaiyum, Joby George and Abdullah H. Baqui

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:41

    Content type: Study protocol

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  20. Determining the effectiveness of community-based health promotion and disease prevention programs requires an appropriate data collection tool. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive health questionnaire ...

    Authors: Gina Agarwal, Melissa Pirrie, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek and Jenna Parascandalo

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:40

    Content type: Research article

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  21. Depression is a major mental disorder worldwide. The prevalence of depression among Korean adults was estimated to be 5.6% in 2006 and 6.7% in 2011, and that increased to 10.3% in 2013. Using national data, th...

    Authors: Se-young Ju and Yoo Kyoung Park

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:39

    Content type: Research article

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  22. Awareness of nutrition self-efficacy dimensions can enable healthcare providers to guide their use in screening and providing a context for positive changes such as in promoting a healthy lifestyle and quality...

    Authors: Abbas Shamsalinia, Reza Ghadimi, Razieh Torabi Chafjiri, Faezeh Norouzinejad, Ali Pourhabib and Fatemeh Ghaffari

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:38

    Content type: Research article

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  23. Ethiopia is striving to achieve a goal of “zero human immune deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related deaths.” However, little has been documented on the factors that hamper the ...

    Authors: Kebede Haile Misgina, Meresa Gebremedhin Weldu, Tewodros Haile Gebremariam, Negassie Berhe Weledehaweria, Haileslasie Berhane Alema, Yosef Sibhatu Gebregiorgis and Yonas Girma Tilahun

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:37

    Content type: Research article

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  24. Risk factors of acute malnutrition in Bangladesh are well documented. However, due to regional variations in prevalence of acute malnutrition, it is important to explore the risk factors specific to the region...

    Authors: Monsurul Hoq, Masum Ali, Ashraful Islam and Charulatha Banerjee

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:36

    Content type: Research article

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  25. About 20 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition each year. The World Health Organization recommends the outpatient therapeutic program as a standard treatment protocol for the management of unc...

    Authors: Misgan Legesse Liben, Abel Gebre Wuneh, Reda Shamie and Kiros G/her

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:35

    Content type: Research article

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  26. Ghana implemented a national health insurance scheme in 2005 to promote the provision of accessible, affordable, and equitable healthcare by eliminating service user fees. Termed the National Health Insurance ...

    Authors: Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, Ayaga A. Bawah, James Akazili, Isaiah Agorinyah, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, James F. Phillips and Kassem M. Kassak

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:34

    Content type: Research article

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  27. We monitored serum amylase level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prescribed either dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor or GLP-1 analog (GLP-1 group) as monotherapy. Patients were treated for a 36...

    Authors: Junichi Okada, Eijiro Yamada, Yawara Niijima, Shuichi Okada and Masanobu Yamada

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:33

    Content type: Letter to the Editor

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  28. The potential interconnectedness of medication adherence, glycemic control, and clinical inertia in resource-constrained settings of the developing world needs further evaluation.

    Authors: Saurav Basu

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:32

    Content type: Letter to the Editor

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    The original article was published in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:4

  29. The aim of this study was to analyse the use of dietary supplements to support weight reduction (DSSWR) in adults according to sociodemographic background, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body fa...

    Authors: Adrian Lubowiecki-Vikuk, Magdalena Król-Zielińska and Adam Kantanista

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:31

    Content type: Research article

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  30. Changes in blood pressure (BP) may affect pain. However, the interaction effect of resistance training and green tea on BP and pain has not been studied. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the impac...

    Authors: Hamid Arazi, Behzad Taati, Jalal Kheirkhah and Samaneh Ramezanpour

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:30

    Content type: Research article

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  31. In Ethiopia, 38% of children under 5 years of age are stunted (low height for age). A novel government-led intervention called the Sustainable Undernutrition Reduction in Ethiopia (SURE) aims to tackle the bur...

    Authors: Mihretab M. Salasibew, Cami Moss, Girmay Ayana, Desalegn Kuche, Solomon Eshetu and Alan D. Dangour

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:29

    Content type: Research article

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  32. Owing to a declining birth rate and longer lifespan, the number of elderly people (≥ 60 years) in Thailand has grown rapidly. However, the elderly are at significant risk of infectious diseases because they ha...

    Authors: Teeraporn Chinchai, Nawarat Posuwan, Viboonsak Vuthitanachot, Nasamon Wanlapakorn and Yong Poovorawan

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:28

    Content type: Research article

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  33. Insufficient nutrition intake has negatively influenced the health of the elderly in rural China where the problem of population aging is serious. The present study aims to explore whether the medical system, ...

    Authors: Zhenhua Wang, Jinqi Jiang and Qiyan Zeng

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:27

    Content type: Research article

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  34. Despite progress made towards increasing birth registration rates over the last dozen years, almost one in two children may still not get registered at birth in Niger according to a recent nationally represent...

    Authors: Quentin Wodon and Ali Yedan

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):26

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  35. Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems lay the foundation for good governance by increasing the effectiveness and delivery of public services, providing vital statistics for the planning and mo...

    Authors: M. Hafizur Rahman, Amber Bickford Cox and Samuel L. Mills

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):25

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  36. This paper examines the hosting options for electronic civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems, particularly the use of data centers versus cloud-based solutions. A data center is a facility tha...

    Authors: Brett McDowall and Samuel Mills

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):24

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  37. In collaboration with development partners, the World Bank Group (WBG) has been working to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries through lending ...

    Authors: Samuel Mills, Jane Kim Lee and Bahie Mary Rassekh

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):23

    Content type: Introduction

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  38. Identifying everyone residing in a country, especially the poor, is an indispensable part of pursuing universal health coverage (UHC). Having information on an individuals’ financial protection is also imperat...

    Authors: Samuel Mills, Jane Kim Lee, Bahie Mary Rassekh, Martina Zorko Kodelja, Green Bae, Minah Kang, Supasit Pannarunothai and Boonchai Kijsanayotin

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):22

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  39. The World Bank Group (WBG), in partnership with the Global Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Group, the Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the WBG Open Learning Campus, launched the first ...

    Authors: Samuel Mills, Sheila Jagannathan, Jane Kim Lee and Bahie Mary Rassekh

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):21

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  40. The government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is currently in the preparation stage of a 5-year project that will establish an electronic civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system. The a...

    Authors: Samuel Mills and Daniel Amponsah

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):20

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  41. This paper reviews the essential components of a recommended institutional arrangements framework of integrated civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and civil identification systems. CRVS typically i...

    Authors: Samuel Mills, Jane Kim Lee and Bahie Mary Rassekh

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):19

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  42. A complete civil registration and vital statistics system is the best source of data for measuring most of the Sustainable Development Goal 3 indicators. However, civil registration does not include migration ...

    Authors: Samuel Mills, Jane Kim Lee and Bahie Mary Rassekh

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38(Suppl 1):18

    Content type: Research

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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 38 Supplement 1

  43. Household nutrition is influenced by interactions between food security and local knowledge negotiated along multiple axes of power. Such processes are situated within political and economic systems from which...

    Authors: Katharine McNamara and Elizabeth Wood

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:17

    Content type: Research article

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  44. In the publication of this article [1], the contributing author name Brhane Berhe contains an error.

    Authors: Brhane Berhe, Gessessew Bugssa, Sena Bayisa and Megbaru Alemu

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:16

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2018 37:5

  46. Mothers and caregivers typically feed infants according to their culture, purchase power and level of awareness with no due diligence to nutritional quality of the diet. Scientific evidence on nutritional adeq...

    Authors: Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido, Nejat Kiyak, Tefera Belachew and Oliver Hensel

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:14

    Content type: Research article

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  47. Proper utilization of antenatal and postnatal care services plays an important role in reducing the maternal mortality ratio and infant mortality rate. This paper assesses the utilization of health care servic...

    Authors: Ranjana Singh, Sutapa B. Neogi, Avishek Hazra, Laili Irani, Jenny Ruducha, Danish Ahmad, Sampath Kumar, Neelakshi Mann and Dileep Mavalankar

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:13

    Content type: Research article

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  48. Morbidity of birth asphyxia has been estimated to be 42 million disability-adjusted life years. The study sought to assess the impact of the use and completion of partograph during labour on reducing birth asp...

    Authors: Reindolf Anokye, Enoch Acheampong, Judith Anokye, Amy Budu-Ainooson, Evelyn Amekudzie, Isaac Owusu, Naomi Gyamfi, Agyei Gyimah Akwasi and Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:12

    Content type: Short report

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  50. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment tends to involve significant physical and emotional commitments that can impact maternal, infant, and family health and well-being. An in-depth understanding of...

    Authors: Mei-Zen Huang, Yi-Chin Sun, Meei-Ling Gau, Shuby Puthussery and Chien-Huei Kao

    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2019 38:10

    Content type: Research article

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