The overall nutrition situation has improved. There are about 847,000 children under five facing acute malnutrition which is a reduction of about 14.5 percent...
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Complementary feeding practices are greatly influenced by local contexts. Therefore, national home-grown evidence, policies and guidelines are critical to improving infant and young children's...
Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 in the world. It is also the region most vulnerable to the adverse...
Could the new dairy policy affect milk allocation to infants in Kenya? A best-worst scaling approach
Highlights: The new dairy policies will reduce low-income households consumption of milk. The increase in milk price will decrease milk allocation and consumption by infants. Households...
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification for Acute Malnutrition (IPC AMN) analysis conducted in July 2023 shows that the situation continues to be critical in general even...
Animal source foods (ASFs) can play a critical role in the nutritional well-being of women and children. Although livestock ownership may translate to high availability of ASFs...
Agriculture has the potential to improve dietary diversity through farm production diversity if farming households consume what they produce. However, the linkages between...
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Effects of supermarkets on child nutrition analyzed with panel data from Kenya.
Supermarket food purchases increase height-for-age and weight-for age Z-scores.
Effects on child...
Acute malnutrition across the ASAL counties has significantly deteriorated, and such is the trend over the past seasons. Compared to last year during the same period, the nutrition...