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Animal-source foods (ASFs), contain high amounts of essential nutrients that are readily absorbed by the body. However, children in resource-constrained settings often have limited access to these nutritious foods. This study aimed to investigate the reasons for the low consumption of ASFs among children in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

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Consumption of animal source foods, through livestock production, improves children's growth and micronutrient status. However, research on the relationship between livestock ownership and childhood anemia has produced conflicting results. The current study used robust analytical approaches to examine the effect of household livestock ownership on children's anemia using the most recent secondary data from the national demographic and health survey.

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Little is known about the relation between the women empowerment in agriculture index, and health and nutrition outcomes among under-five children in Ethiopia. The study's objective was to examine women's empowerment in agriculture and its association with the nutritional status of children (6-59 months) in rural, cash crop producing, and resource-limited settings of Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted employing 422 households; having women of reproductive age group and children under-five.

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  • Prenatal vitamin D's impact on child growth is not well understood, despite existing reviews on its role in birth outcomes.
  • The study analyzed 45 studies involving nearly 45,000 children to assess how maternal vitamin D supplementation affects children's length, finding a significant increase in growth.
  • Results indicate that higher doses and less frequent supplementation during the second and third trimesters lead to greater child length, suggesting prenatal vitamin D may promote better growth outcomes in early childhood.
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  • - Identifying the genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly in cis-regulatory elements (CRE), is complex; this study focused on 48 males with X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) and found six rare CRE variants relevant to known XLID genes.
  • - Two variants, FMR1CRE and TENM1CRE, demonstrated different enhancer functions in the zebrafish brain, and mouse models revealed that FMR1CRE affected neurodevelopmental processes, while TENM1CRE did not show any significant phenotypic changes.
  • - Although FMR1CRE appeared to contribute to XLID in one family, determining causative variants in rare CREs is difficult and requires in vivo data, highlighting the challenges of
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Community Readiness Model (CRM) through pragmatic mixed methods design, combining quantitative CRM survey with qualitative data, was used to assess the level of preparedness and readiness among local leaders, employers and community members in supporting working mothers to combine breastfeeding with work. The study was conducted in one of the tea state farms in Kericho County of Kenya. A total of 17 purposively selected men (fathers), lactating mothers, peer educators, health professionals (doctors, nurses and nutritionists), tea plantation managers and grandmothers were interviewed.

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