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The effect of antenatal iron supplementation on fibroblast growth factor-23 concentration in mothers and infants: a randomised controlled trial in rural Kenya

Vickie Braithwaite, Ayse Demir, Martin Mwangi, Pauline Andango, Andrew Prentice, Ann Prentice, Hans Verhoef (BioScientifica, 2017-07-01)

Objectives: Murine studies have shown that iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause abnormal phosphate and bone metabolism in offspring by elevating concentrations of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23). FGF23 exists in ...

Food preparation and processing methods on nutrient retention and accessibility in selected indigenous vegetables from East Africa

Mel O Oluoch, Florence O Habwe, Joyce B Ngegba, Kipkorir R Koskei, Ray‐Yu Yang (Research gate, 2012)

In Africa, indigenous vegetables are a common food source and rich source of micronutrients such as carotenoids, vitamin C, calcium and iron. However, food preparation and processing operations affect contents and ...

Iron and protein content of priority African indigenous vegetables in the Lake Victoria Basin

MO Abukutsa-Onyango, P Kavagi, P Amoke, FO Habwe (David Publishing Company, Inc., 2010-08-01)

African indigenous vegetables have many nutritional and health benefits that have not been well researched and fully exploited. The objective of this study was to determine iron and protein contents of seven priority ...

Prevalence and Socio-demographic Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Healthcare Workers in Kisumu East Sub-County, Kenya

ZM Ondicho, DO Omondi, AC Onyango (Research gate, 2016)

e been reported to be having a high prevalence of overweight despite them being well informed of aetiology and risks of excessive body weight. However, the problem of overweight and obesity among Kenyan healthcare workers ...

Household Food Security and Nutritional Status of HIV Sero-Positive Patients in Longisa County Hospital, Kenya

Eunice Njogu Kenneth Kipngeno Tonui, Agatha Christine Onyango (Kenya Nutritionists and Dietitians Institute (KNDI), 2018)

The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications

H-L Kluyts, Y Le Manach, DM Munlemvo, F Madzimbamuto, A Basenero, Y Coulibaly, S Rakotoarison, V Gobin, AL Samateh, MS Chaibou, AO Omigbodun, SD Amanor-Boadu, J Tumukunde, TE Madiba, RM Pearse, BM Biccard, Hippolyte Abadagan, N Abbas, A Ibrahim Abdelatif, Traoré Abdoulaye, A Abd-rouf, A Abduljalil, A Abdulrahman, S Abdurazig, A Abokris, W Abozaid, SOA Abugassa, F Abuhdema, SA Abujanah, R Abusamra, A Abushnaf, SA Abusnina, TS Abuzalout, HM Ackermann, YB Adamu, A Addanfour, DM Adeleke, TA Adigun, AO Adisa, Sèhivè Valéry Adjignon, NA Adu-Aryee, BB Afolabi, AFX Agaba, PKA Agaba, K Aghadi, H Agilla, B Ahmed, El-Z Ahmed, Al-J Ahmed, M Ahmed, Rene Ahossi, SA Aji, S Akanyun, I Akhideno, M Akhter, OA Akinyemi, M Akkari, Joseph Akodjenou, AL AL Samateh, ES al Shams, OT Alagbe-Briggs, EA Alakkari, RB Alalem, M Alashhab, OI Alatise, A Alatresh, MSI Alayeb Alayeb, BA Albakosh, F Albert, ANJD Alberts, AD Aldarrat, A Alfari, A Alfetore, M Algbali, A Algddar, HA Algedar, IA Alghafoud, A Alghazali, M Alhajj, A Alhendery Alhendery, FFH Alhoty, A Ali, YA Ali, Beye Seïdina Alioune, MA Alkassem, MA Alkchr, TS Alkesa, A Alkilani, F Alkobty Alkobty, Thomas Allaye, SBM Alleesaib, A Alli, K Allopi, NL Allorto, A Almajbery, R Almesmary, SHA Almisslati, F Almoraid, H Alobeidi, MA Alomami, Christella S Alphonsus, OA Alqawi, AA Alraheem, SA Alsabri, A Alsayed, B Alsellabi, M Al-Serksi, MSA Alshareef, AA Altagazi, JS Aluvale, HW Alwahedi, EA Alzahra, MA Alzarouk, K Al-Zubaidy, M Amadou, Maiga Amadou, Simbo D Amanor-Boadu, Al-A Amer, BT Amisi, MA Amuthenu, TWA Anabah, Felix Anani, PGR Anderson, AGB Andriamampionona, L Andrianina, A Anele, R Angelin, N Anjar, O Antùnez, Akwasi Antwi-Kusi, LJC Anyanwu, AA Aribi, OA Arowolo, O Arrey, Daniel Zemenfes Ashebir, SB Assefa, Guy Assoum, V Athanse, JS Athombo, M Atiku, E Atito-Narh, Anatole Atomabe, A Attia, M Aungraheeta, DMA Aurélia, OO Ayandipo, AET Ayebale, HMZ Azzaidey, NB Babajee, HB Badi (Elsevier, 2018-12-01)

The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) showed that surgical patients in Africa have a mortality twice the global average. Existing risk assessment tools are not valid for use in this population because the pattern of ...

Health facility cost of cesarean delivery at a rural district hospital in Rwanda using time-driven activity-based costing

Jackline Odhiambo, John Ruhumuriza, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Robert Riviello, Mark Shrime, Yihan Lin, Christian Rusangwa, Jack M Omondi, Gabriel Toma, Alexandre Nyirimodoka, Tharcisse Mpunga, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier (Springer US, 2019)

Objective To determine the health facility cost of cesarean section at a rural district hospital in Rwanda. Methods Using time-driven activity-based costing, this study calculated capacity cost rates (cost per minute) for ...

Acceptable food products processed from underutilized crop

F.O. Habwe, M.K. Walingo, and I.J. Jondiko (Research Gate, 2017)

Underutilized crops are rich in micronutrients but are only cultivated at subsistence level (1). Food processing technologies, particularly at household level, are challenging and often not applicable to traditional crops ...

Daily consumption of zinc fortified water increases daily zinc intake and improves overall morbidity from common childhood infections in rural Kenyan children: a randomized …

Prosper Kujinga, Valeria Galetti, Elizabeth Opiyo Anyango, Viktor Jakab, Simone Heeb, Pauline Andang’o, Inge D. Brouwer, Michael B. Zimmerman, Diego Morett (2016-05-17)

Background: Zinc deficiency is considered a significant public health problem in preschool children in Africa together with infections such as diarrhea, which further deplete the body of zinc. Young children are more ...

Zinc bioavailability and elution rate from zinc fortified water produced by the Lifestraw® Family Filter

Prosper Kujinga, Valeria Galetti, Elizabeth Opiyo Anyango, Diego Moretti, Christophe Zeder, Adam Krzystek, Fabian Tay, Pauline Andang’o, Inge D Brouwer, Michael B Zimmermann, Félicien Tossou, Joseph D Hounhouigan, Michael B Zimmermann, Diego Moretti (Wageningen University/London, 2016)

Introduction: Zinc deficiency is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Zn fortification of foods may have limited impact because Zn bioavailability from staple foods is generally low. Fortification ...

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