Papers

Eating habits during early childhood among cash-transfer beneficiaries

Nutrition, Assessment, Conditional cash transfer, KAP study, Cash plus

The study 'Food in Early Childhood: knowledge, attitudes and practices of Bolsa Família beneficiaries', carried out by UNICEF, analysed the eating habits of families with children under 6 years of age supported by Bolsa Família, now replaced by Auxílio Brasil. 


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Zika outbreak in Brazil: understanding perceptions to increase the effectiveness of preventive action

Emergency response, KAP study, Health

This paper reports the findings of a research conducted in 2016 to identify optimal social communication strategies for increasing awareness around Zika virus. To understand how communication strategies could better impact the behaviour of the population, this research combined four health behavioural models to explain the main factors involved in taking preventive measures both individually and collectively. 

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