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Association between milk consumption and child growth for children aged 6–59 months
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Apart from high levels of energy, proteins, micro- and macronutrients, milk contains calcium and the insulin-like growth factor-1 that are of major relevance for children’s development and growth. Using Demographic and Health Survey dat...
Publication · July 03, 2026
Health-care seeking for childhood diseases by parental age in Western and Central Africa between 1995 and 2017: A descriptive analysis using DHS and MICS from 23 low- and middle-income countries
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Background Globally, health care seeking for childhood diseases seems to be on the rise. However, progress is slow and still, many cases of infectious diseases in children remain untreated, leading to preventable child mortality. A bett...
Publication · July 03, 2026
Prevalence of diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, and malaria over time (1995-2017): A regional analysis of 23 countries in West and Central Africa
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Backgound The global community recognizes the urgent need to end preventable child deaths, making it an essential part of the third Sustainable Development Goal. Pneumonia, diarrhoea, and malaria still remain the leading causes of death...
Publication · July 03, 2026
The wealth gradient in diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, and malaria in childhood over time: A descriptive analysis using DHS and MICS from Western and Central Africa between 1995 and 2017
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Background While the prevalence of childhood diseases and related mortality have been decreasing over the past decades, progress has been unequally distributed. The poorest households often carry the highest disease burden. As morbidity...
Publication · July 03, 2026
Smartphone-based point-of-care anemia screening in rural Bihar in India
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The high prevalence of anemia in resource-constrained settings calls for easy-to-use, inexpensive screening tools. The Sanguina Smartphone App, an innovative tool for non-invasive hemoglobin estimation via color-sensitive, algorithm-bas...
Publication · July 03, 2026
Effects of a large-scale participatory learning and action programme in women’s groups on health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Bihar, India
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ABSTRACT Evidence from small-scale randomised controlled trials suggests that interventions relying on community involvement through a participatory learning and action (PLA) approach can improve health outcomes in resource-poor setting...
Publication · July 03, 2026
The impact of a participatory learning and action intervention on unmet need for contraception: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bihar, India
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Unmet need for contraception is a persistent issue in rural India. This work evaluates the impact of Gram Varta – a participatory learning and action intervention employed in women’s self-help groups in rural Bihar, India – on women’s c...
Publication · July 03, 2026
What compels enrollment in a mobile maternal health wallet? A mixed-methods doer/non-doer analysis in Analamanga, Madagascar
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Care-seeking during antenatal and intrapartum periods has remained persistently low in Madagascar, largely due to financial barriers. To bolster both care-seeking and health financing, a Mobile Maternal Health Wallet (MMHW) was develope...
Publication · July 03, 2026
The Impact of a Mobile Money–Based Intervention on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes in Madagascar: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
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Background Financial barriers to accessing obstetric care persist in many low-resource settings. With increasing use of mobile phones, mobile money services appear as a promising tool to address this concern. Maternal health care is par...
Publication · July 03, 2026
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