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Is development aid to strengthen health systems during protracted conflict a useful investment? The case of South Sudan, 2011–2015

Joseph James Valadez, Sima Berendes, Jackline Odhiambo, William Vargas, Baburam Devkota, Richard Lako, Caroline Jeffery (BMJ Specialist Journals, 2020)

Introduction Is achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 (building peaceful societies) a precondition for achieving SDG 3 (health and well-being in all societies, including conflict-affected countries)? Do ...

Antenatal iron supplementation, FGF23, and bone metabolism in Kenyan women and their offspring: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Vickie S Braithwaite, Martin N Mwangi, Kerry S Jones, Ayşe Y Demir, Ann Prentice, Andrew M Prentice, Pauline E A Andang'o, Hans Verhoef (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021)

Background Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) regulates body phosphate homeostasis primarily by increasing phosphaturia. It also acts as a vitamin D-regulating hormone. Maternal iron deficiency is associated with perturbed ...

From Semiotics to Three-Dimensional Multimodality

BO Okal, J Okello (Indiana Publications, 2021)

Semiotics traces its roots to Ferdinand de Saussure’s classical book Course de Linguistique Generale in which it is defined as the study of signs, signifiers and the signified in order to relate with meaning. It is the ...

Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0 - 23 Months Born to Adolescents in Maseno Division, Kisumu County, Kenya.

Onyango A.C., and Mutwika LK. (ECronicon, 2020)

First-time adolescent mothers deal with challenges that place extra demands not only on their stage of adolescent development but also on their ability to adapt to their new role as a parent. Adolescent and childhood is ...

SUN-359 Antenatal Oral Iron Supplementation, FGF23 and Bone Metabolism in Kenyan Women and Their Offspring: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Vickie S Braithwaite, Ayse Y Demir, Martin N Mwangi, Kerry S Jones, Ann Prentice, Andrew M Prentice, Pauline EA Andang’o, Hans Verhoef (Oxford University Press, 2020-04)

Objectives: FGF23 decreases reabsorption and increases phosphate excretion in the kidney and regulates vitamin D metabolism. Maternal iron deficiency may be implicated in the pathogenesis of hypophosphataemia-driven rickets ...

Food Environment in and around Primary School Children’s Schools and Neighborhoods in Two Urban Settings in Kenya

Constance Awuor Gewa, Agatha Christine Onyango, Rose Okoyo Opiyo, Lawrence Cheskin, Joel Gittelsohn (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021)

Abstract: We conducted a cross-sectional study to provide an overview primary school children food environment in two urban settings in Kenya. Six schools, catering to children from low-, medium- and high-income households ...

Agricultural Production, Traditional Foods and Household Food Insecurity in Rural Kenya: Practice, Perception and Predictors

Constance Awuor Gewa, Bonnie Stabile, Phil Thomas, Agatha Christine Onyango, Frederick Obondo Angano (Taylor & Francis, 2021)

lthough rural households in Kenya rely on agricultural production for their livelihood, attaining food security is challenging in areas experiencing harsh agro-ecological conditions. We utilized mixed methods research ...

Association Between Primary School Students’ Unhealthful Behaviors and Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Urban Kenya

Constance A Gewa, Agatha Christine Onyango, Rose Okoyo Opiyo, Joel Gittelsohn, Lawrence J Cheskin (Research Square, 2021)

: Although obesity prevalence is known to be rising in East Africa, research on childhood obesity is still minimal. We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence of unhealthful dietary patterns, physical ...

Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya

Helen M Nabwera, Dingmei Wang, Olukemi O Tongo, Pauline EA Andang’o, Isa Abdulkadir, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Beatrice N Ezenwa, Iretiola B Fajolu, Zainab O Imam, Martha K Mwangome, Dominic D Umoru, Abimbola E Akindolire, Walter Otieno, Grace M Nalwa, Alison W Talbert, Ismaela Abubakar, Nicholas D Embleton, Stephen J Allen, Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet) (Public Library of Science, 2021)

Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary level ...

Dietary intake of HIV-seropositive clients attending Longisa County Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic, Bomet County, Kenya

Kenneth Kipngeno Tonui, Eunice Njogu, Agatha Christine Onyango (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

Inadequate dietary intake, infections and stage of disease progression elicit malnutrition among HIV-seropositive individuals, which hastens progression of HIV to full-blown AIDS. Aim: The study sought to determine the ...