Responsive Feeding and Child Undernutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Summary: This article, published in the Journal of Nutrition in March 2011, presents the evolution of responsive feeding research and the positive association...
USAID's Infant & Young Child Nutrition Project
Topics: Research
Role of breastfeeding cessation in mediating the relationship between maternal HIV disease stage and increased child mortality among HIV-exposed uninfected children
Summary: This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in April 2009, analyzed the role of breastfeeding cessation and its effect on...
SASHA Project: Integrating health and agriculture to maximize the nutritional impact of orange-fleshed sweet potato: A proof-of concept action research project in Western Kenya
Summary: This technical brief, published in 2009, summarizes the activities of the SASHA (Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa) Project in...
School feeding: Outcomes and costs
Summary: This article, published in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin in October 2009, analyzes the costs per child of school feeding programs against impacts on...
Selected Abstracts on HIV and Infant Feeding from the XVIII International AIDS Conference
Summary: This report is a compilation of abstracts on HIV and infant feeding presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, in July...
Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition activities in the Sahel – executive summary
Summary: This journal article, published in Maternal and Child Nutrition in March 2011, reports on the results from a situation analysis evaluating infant and...
Survival of Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers, by Feeding Modality, in Rakai, Uganda
Summary: This article, published in PLoS ONE in December 2008, revealed results on infant mortality and HIV transmission from a program-based intervention in...
The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND)
Summary: The AJFAND is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal with a global reputation published in Kenya by the Rural Outreach Program in Nairobi. The publishing...
The Lancet Child Survival series
Summary: This journal series, published in 2003, includes an editorial, two commentaries, and five articles focused on child survival: the prevalence of the...
The Lancet Maternal and Child Undernutrition series
Summary: This journal series, published in 2008, includes an executive summary and five articles aimed to increase awareness around maternal and child...