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    Alternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From Ghana
    Kristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. Manary
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004

    In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.

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    Use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference by Novel Community Platforms to Detect, Diagnose, and Treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children: A Systematic Review
    Jessica Bliss, Natasha Lelijveld, André Briend, Marko Kerac, Mark Manary, Marie McGrath, Zita Weise Prinzo, Susan Shepherd, Noël Marie Zagre, Sophie Woodhead, Saul Guerrero and Amy Mayberry
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2018, 6(3):552-564; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00105

    Limited studies suggest that with robust program inputs caregivers and CHWs can correctly use mid-upper arm circumference to detect severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and that properly trained and supported CHWs can treat uncomplicated SAM in communities.

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    Effectiveness of SMS Technology on Timely Community Health Worker Follow-Up for Childhood Malnutrition: A Retrospective Cohort Study in sub-Saharan Africa
    Shohinee Sarma, Bennett Nemser, Heather Cole-Lewis, Nadi Kaonga, Joel Negin, Patricia Namakula, Seth Ohemeng-Dapaah and Andrew S. Kanter
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2018, 6(2):345-355; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00290

    In Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda, we found positive association between community health workers (CHWs) using SMS data entry with reminder alerts and timely follow-up for childhood malnutrition screening visits compared with paper forms. This association was strongest when CHWs used SMS data entry consecutively over multiple visits than when they switched between SMS and paper forms.

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    Review of Grain Fortification Legislation, Standards, and Monitoring Documents
    Kristin J. Marks, Corey L. Luthringer, Laird J. Ruth, Laura A. Rowe, Noor A. Khan, Luz María De-Regil, Ximena López and Helena Pachón
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2018, 6(2):356-371; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00427

    The majority of countries with mandatory grain fortification requirements document the technical specifications for grain fortification, such as allowable food vehicles and fortification levels required. Most document systems for monitoring. However, detailed protocols, descriptions of roles and responsibilities, means to support the cost of regulation, enforcement strategies, and methods for reporting monitoring results to stakeholders are generally lacking.

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    Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition to Reduce Wasting in Urban Informal Settlements of Mumbai, India: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
    Neena Shah More, Anagha Waingankar, Sudha Ramani, Sheila Chanani, Vanessa D'Souza, Shanti Pantvaidya, Armida Fernandez and Anuja Jayaraman
    Global Health: Science and Practice March 2018, 6(1):103-127; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00182

    Under the NGO–government partnership, wasting among children under age 3 decreased by 28% in intervention areas and by only 5% in comparison areas. Success factors included persuading and engaging with communities including delivery of tailored information, close presence and supervision of field staff, and holistic management of other issues beyond acute malnutrition. This intensive approach may be challenging for the government to adapt effectively at large scale.

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    Food Security and Nutrition Outcomes of Farmer Field Schools in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Shannon Doocy, Sarah Cohen, Jillian Emerson, Joseph Menakuntuala, the Jenga Jamaa II Study Team and Jozimo Santos Rocha
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2017, 5(4):630-643; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00203

    A farmer field school program in food-insecure areas had positive impacts on household food security but not child nutritional status. Similar agricultural interventions may benefit food security, but the more difficult-to-achieve improvements in child nutrition status may require more focused and integrated programming approaches.

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    Infant Feeding Policy and Programming During the 2014–2015 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Sierra Leone
    Amelia Brandt, Óscar Serrano Oria, Mustapha Kallon and Alessandra N. Bazzano
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):507-515; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00387

    Policies on breastfeeding and possible mother-to-child transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) during the outbreak evolved depending on public health priorities and the evidence available at that particular time. To improve responses to future outbreaks, research on vertical transmission of EVD should be prioritized; infant and young child feeding experts should be integrated into the outbreak response; and a digital repository of national policies and associated messages should be created.

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    Mobile-Based Nutrition and Child Health Monitoring to Inform Program Development: An Experience From Liberia
    Agnes Guyon, Ariella Bock, Laura Buback and Barbara Knittel
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2016, 4(4):661-670; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00189

    Monitoring behavior using mobile phones at food distribution points allowed managers to rapidly adapt project activities. Self-reported breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and use of insecticide-treated nets improved. Applying the same methodology at the household level proved unsuccessful.

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    Optimism for the UN Proclamation of the Decade of Action on Nutrition: An African Perspective
    Richmond Aryeetey
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2016, 4(2):354-355; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00117
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    Role of Social Support in Improving Infant Feeding Practices in Western Kenya: A Quasi-Experimental Study
    Altrena G Mukuria, Stephanie L Martin, Thaddeus Egondi, Allison Bingham and Faith M Thuita
    Global Health: Science and Practice March 2016, 4(1):55-72; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00197

    Fathers and grandmothers who participated in separate nutrition dialogue groups supported mothers to improve infant feeding practices including dietary diversity, food consistency, and use of animal-source foods. Future studies should explore using a family-centered approach that engages mothers together with key household influencers.

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