Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program, reduces child stunting in burundi: A cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 445-452

  Leroy, Jef L ^a   Olney, Deanna ^a   Ruel, Marie ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evaluation; Infant; Linear growth; Nutrition; Program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BURUNDI; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LITERACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAM IMPACT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; STUNTING; BODY HEIGHT; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FORTIFIED FOOD; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BURUNDI; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85050601181     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxx063     Document Type: Article

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