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Stunting and wasting in children less than 5 years of age are two key indicators of child malnutrition. Reducing their prevalence is a priority of the global public health community and for Somalia, a country suffering complex humanitarian emergencies such as drought, flooding, conflict and large-scale displacements. Data from the nationally representative cross-sectional Somalia Micronutrient Survey (SMS 2019) on 1947 children were analyzed to assess the prevalence and potential risk factors of stunting and wasting. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were conducted separately for chil...

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"[H]aving different approaches for exploring barriers to vaccination provided rich insights to the challenges that healthcare workers and caregivers face and the relationship they have with each other." While several approaches for quantifying childhood vaccination coverage rates and understanding reasons for low coverage have been developed, no si

ACM Recognizes Luminaries Whose Service Benefits All Who Participate in Computing June 9, 2021 NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 — ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today recognized five individuals with awards for their exemplary service to the computing field. Working in diverse areas, the 2020 award recipients were selected by their peers for longstanding efforts that have strengthened the community. This year’s ACM award recipients made important contributions in areas including computing curriculum; increasing the participation of women in computing; strengthening ACM’s presence i...