A 2-year integrated agriculture and nutrition program targeted tomothers of young children in Burkina Faso reduces underweight among mothers and increases their empowerment: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1109-1117

  Olney, Deanna K ^a   Bliznashka, Lilia ^a   Pedehombga, Abdoulaye ^b   Dillon, Andrew ^c   Ruel, Marie T ^a   Heckert, Jessica ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Dietary diversity; Integrated agriculture nutrition program; Women's empowerment; Women's underweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POULTRY MEAT; PREVALENCE; PURCHASING; UNDERWEIGHT; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MOTHER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BURKINA FASO; COMMUNICATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978827607     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.224261     Document Type: Article

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