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En esta nota informativa, explicamos los cálculos del índice de masa corporal (IMC) para adultos en hogares agrícolas de Guatemala, así como también la implementación de indicadores para evaluar el estado nutricional de los niños menores a 5 años (talla por edad, peso por edad y peso por altura)....


Cosenza, Emma LuciaTwyman, JenniferUseche, PilarTalsma, Elise F.[Estado nutricional de adultos y niños menores a 5 años en dos zonas de Guatemala: Resultados del proyecto “Él y Ella, tiempo e ingreso: dinámicas intra-hogar e impacto sobre la nutrición de hogares agrícolas"]Estado nutricional de adultos y niños menores a 5 años en dos zonas de Guatemala: Resultados del proyecto “Él y Ella, tiempo e ingreso: dinámicas intra-hogar e impacto sobre la nutrición de hogares agrícolas"

In Zambia, mothers/caregivers feed their children cereal-based complementary foods that are prone to aflatoxin contamination. This study evaluated the relationship between exposure to aflatoxins and the nutritional status of young children. It covered 400 mothers with children aged 6–24 months. T...


Alamu, E.O.Gondwe, T.Akello, J.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Mukanga, M.[Relationship between serum aflatoxin concentrations and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months from Zambia]Relationship between serum aflatoxin concentrations and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months from Zambia

Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community‐based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity...


Boedecker, J.Odour, F.O.Lachat, C.Damme, P. vanKennedy, G.Termote, C.[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya

Child stunting in Vietnam has reduced substantially since the turn of the century but has remained relatively high for several years. We analyzed data on children 6–59 months (n = 85932) from the Vietnam Nutritional Surveillance System, a nationally representative cross‐sectional survey. Multivar...


Beal, TyTuyen, Le DanhThi Huong, TrinhBurra, Dharani DharHuynh, TuyenDuong, Thanh ThiMai, Truong TuyetSon, Nguyen DuyNguyen, Kien TriHaan, Stefan deJones, Andrew D.[Child stunting is associated with child, maternal, and environmental factors in Vietnam]Child stunting is associated with child, maternal, and environmental factors in Vietnam

Vaccination services for people and livestock often fail to achieve sufficient coverages in Africa's remote rural settings because of financial, logistic, and service delivery constraints. In Chad from 2000 through 2005, we demonstrated the feasibility of combining vaccination programs for nomadi...


Schelling, E.Bechir, M.Ahmed, M.A.Wyss, K.Randolph, Thomas F.Zinsstag, Jakob[Human and animal vaccination delivery to remote nomadic families, Chad]Human and animal vaccination delivery to remote nomadic families, Chad

Background. Optimal feeding of infants and young children in developing countries includes daily feeding of animal-source foods. Objective. To evaluate constraints on the availability of animal-source foods at the community level, access to animal-source foods at the household level, and intake ...


Pachón, HelenaSimondon, KBFall, STMenon, PRuel, MTHotz, CCreed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.Arce, B.Liria Dominguez, MRFrongillo, E.A.Brown, D.L.[Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries]Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries
Autor: Nestel, P.

Presents findings of research conducted to identify how the Maasai manage their livestock to achieve their subsistence food requirements and production goals; to determine the casual relations within the production system, and to elucidate the constraints on livestock production and evaluate pote...


Nestel, P.[A society in transition: Developmental and seasonal influences on the nutrition of Maasai women and children]A society in transition: Developmental and seasonal influences on the nutrition of Maasai women and children

Due to their limited access to the external productive inputs and the dependency on rain-fed agricultural production, small scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have continued to face undernutrition despite the significant advancements in agriculture. They however often live in areas endowed with ...


Oduor, F.O.Boedecker, J.Kennedy, G.Termote, C.[Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya]Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya
Waswa, L.M.Jordan, I.Herrmann, J.Krawinkel, M.B.Keding, G.B.[Community-based educational intervention improved the diversity of complementary diets in western Kenya: results from a randomized controlled trial]Community-based educational intervention improved the diversity of complementary diets in western Kenya: results from a randomized controlled trial

Boedecker, J.Termote, C.Kennedy, G.[Community-based development of interventions aiming to increase dietary diversity among women and small children in Vihiga County, Western Kenya]Community-based development of interventions aiming to increase dietary diversity among women and small children in Vihiga County, Western Kenya

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