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Social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura 1986) has become a fundamental resource in
clinical, educational, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology. It has been …

Background Despite the importance of early initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding,
prelacteal feeds continue to pose a barrier to optimal breastfeeding practices in several …

The most efficient way to improve health is to use locally available, sustainable, and effective
approaches. In the 1970s policy developers tested the concept that public health …

This paper assesses why participation in markets for small ruminants is relatively low in
northern Ghana by analysing the technical and institutional constraints to innovation in …

Background Harmful practices in the management of childhood diarrhea are associated with
negative health outcomes, and conflict with WHO treatment guidelines. These practices …

The positive deviance (PD) approach offers an alternative to needs-based approaches for
development. The “traditional” application of the PD approach for childhood malnutrition …

Improving sanitation and hygiene to prevent infectious diseases is of high priority in
developing countries. This study attempts to gain in-depth understanding of hygiene and …

Background Positive deviance as a methodology is increasing in application yet there is
high variability in how this approach is applied in health services research. Methods We …