Background Providing balanced energy–protein (BEP) supplements is a promising
intervention to improve birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, …

Background Media campaigns can potentially reach a large audience at relatively low cost
but, to our knowledge, no randomised controlled trials have assessed their effect on a health …

Maternal mortality in developing countries is characterised by disadvantage and exclusion.
Women who die whilst pregnant are typically poor and live in low-income and rural settings …

Objectives To assess our experiences of using hand‐held computers (personal digital
assistants, PDAs) for direct data capture in a large community‐based geo‐referenced survey in …

Background Micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements are
promising interventions to prevent intrauterine growth retardation in low- and middle-income …

Background In many low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence of energy and
nutrient deficiencies is high among pregnant women. Balanced energy-protein (BEP) …

Background User fees were generalized in Burkina Faso in the 1990 s. At the time of their
implementation, it was envisioned that measures would be instituted to exempt the poor from …

Background: In Burkina Faso, a comprehensive 35-month radio campaign addressed key,
multiple family behaviors for improving under-5 child survival and was evaluated using a …

Many people recognise that mass media is important in promoting public health but there
have been few attempts to measure how important. An ongoing trial in Burkina Faso (…

Background A cluster randomised trial (CRT) in Burkina Faso was the first to demonstrate
that a radio campaign increased health-seeking behaviours, specifically antenatal care …