Publications by authors named "Simo Goshev"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the Sugira Muryango (SM) home-visiting intervention in Rwanda to support early childhood development (ECD) and reduce violence among families living in extreme poverty compared to usual care (UC).
- Families with children aged 6-36 months were randomly assigned to either the SM intervention or UC, and child development was measured using various assessment tools, while violence and father engagement were also evaluated.
- Results showed SM families had significant improvements in child development skills, increased father engagement, and reduced instances of harsh discipline and intimate partner violence, though no improvements were noted in other developmental assessments or child growth.
Introduction: Restaurant food is widely consumed by children and is associated with poor diet quality. Although many restaurants have made voluntary commitments to improve the nutritional quality of children's menus, it is unclear whether this has led to meaningful changes.
Methods: Nutrients in children's menu items (n=4,016) from 45 chain restaurants were extracted from the nutrition information database MenuStat.
Objectives: The full impact of a maternal death includes consequences faced by orphaned children. This analysis adds evidence to a literature on the magnitude of the association between a woman's death during or shortly after childbirth, and survival outcomes for her children.
Methods: The Ifakara and Rufiji Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites in rural Tanzania conduct longitudinal, frequent data collection of key demographic events at the household level.
Policies related to alcohol pricing, promotion and discounts provide opportunities to address harms associated with alcohol misuse. However, there are important gaps in information and knowledge about the regulations in place across parts of Europe and their impacts on consumer prices and locations of purchase. Using market data, we explored the overall scale and trend of price promotions and discounts in the off-premise (e.
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