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June 7, 2022

Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid

We summarize scientific evidence and make a call to action for a resolution on universal mandatory folic acid fortification to accelerate the pace of spina bifida and anencephaly prevention globally.

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February 7, 2022

Coverage and adherence of weekly iron folic acid supplementation among school going adolescent girls in Indonesia

The objective of this study was to assess the coverage and adherence toward WIFAS among school going adolescent girls in Indonesia, as part of a baseline assessment of a new intervention.

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February 7, 2022

Awareness about anaemia and weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFAS) among school-going adolescent girls and parents in East Java and East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

This study aimed to explore the awareness and understanding of school-going adolescent girls and parents in Indonesia, regarding anaemia and weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFAS).

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February 7, 2022

Associations of knowledge, attitude, and practices toward anemia with anemia prevalence and height-for-age z-score among Indonesian adolescent girls

This study was conducted to understand the role of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) as a risk factor of anaemia and linear growth problem among adolescent girls in Indonesia.

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February 7, 2022

Associations of meal patterning, dietary quality and diversity with anemia and overweight-obesity among Indonesian school-going adolescent girls in West Java

This study aimed to understand the associations between meal patterning, dietary quality and diversity with anaemia and overweight-obesity among Indonesian school-going adolescent girls in West Java.

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February 7, 2022

Effectiveness of nutrition counselling for pregnant women in low‐ and middle‐income countries to improve maternal, infant and child behavioural, nutritional and health outcomes: A systematic review

The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and synthesise the best available evidence on the effectiveness of nutritional counselling and education interventions.

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September 15, 2021

Girl-Powered Nutrition Program: Key Themes from a Formative Evaluation of a Nutrition Program Co-designed and Implemented by Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This formative evaluation was commissioned to share adolescent girls’ and programmers’ experiences with co-designing and implementing the Girl-Powered Nutrition (GPN) program.

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September 10, 2021

Family influences on health and nutrition practices of pregnant adolescents in Bangladesh

This peer-reviewed publication summarizes Nutrition International's research exploring Bangladeshi pregnant adolescent girls' experiences and decision-making related to nutrition and antenatal care.

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June 9, 2021

Food Fortification with Folic Acid Prevents Spina Bifida and Anencephaly: A Need for Paradigm Shift in Evidence Evaluation for Policy-Making

This publication provides an alternative paradigm to support evidence-based decision making for public health programs.

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February 8, 2021

Specific considerations for research on the effectiveness of multisectoral collaboration: methods and lessons from 12 country case studies

This paper draws on the 12-country study series on multisector collaboration (MSC) for health and sustainable development.

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