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Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0 - 23 Months Born to Adolescents in Maseno Division, Kisumu County, Kenya.
(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
(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 ...
Copper and Ascorbic Acid Content of Cooked African Indigenous Vegetables
(International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, 2010)
Malnutrition is common among women of childbearing age, it is made worse by micronutrient
deficiency (Farm Africa, 2006). African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) are important for dietary
diversification; they are a rich ...
Food Environment in and around Primary School Children’s Schools and Neighborhoods in Two Urban Settings in Kenya
(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 ...
Comparison of home fortification with two iron formulations among Kenyan children: Rationale and design of a placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial
(Elsevier, 2017-09-01)
Introduction
Home fortification powders containing iron and other micronutrients have been recommended by World Health Organisation to prevent iron deficiency anaemia in areas of high prevalence. There is evidence, however, ...
Agricultural Production, Traditional Foods and Household Food Insecurity in Rural Kenya: Practice, Perception and Predictors
(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
(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 ...
Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan pregnant women
(BioMed Central, 2014-12-01)
Iron-deficient erythropoiesis results in excess formation of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), which can be measured instantly and at low assay cost using portable haematofluorometers. ZPP is used as a screening marker of iron ...
Effectiveness of zinc-fortified water on zinc intake, status and morbidity in Kenyan pre-school children: a randomised controlled trial
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-10)
Objective
Zn deficiency and diarrhoea are prevalent and may coexist in children living in low-resource settings. Recently, a novel approach for delivering Zn via microbiologically treated, Zn-fortified water was shown to ...
Aflatoxin in household maize for human consumption in Kenya, East Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
The objective of this study is to determine the occurrence and level of aflatoxins (AFs) contamination in freshly harvested maize for human consumption in rural Kenya. Maize kernels and
freshly milled maize flour (n = ...