Search Results - "Bendabenda, Jaden"
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Association between asymptomatic infections and linear growth in 18–24‐month‐old Malawian children
Published in Maternal and child nutrition (01-01-2023)“…Inadequate diet and frequent symptomatic infections are considered major causes of growth stunting in low‐income countries, but interventions targeting these…”
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Does anthropometric status at 6 months predict the over-dispersion of malaria infections in children aged 6-18 months? A prospective cohort study
Published in Malaria journal (22-04-2019)“…In malaria-endemic settings, a small proportion of children suffer repeated malaria infections, contributing to most of the malaria cases, yet underlying…”
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The association of malaria morbidity with linear growth, hemoglobin, iron status, and development in young Malawian children: a prospective cohort study
Published in BMC pediatrics (28-12-2018)“…Although poor complementary feeding is associated with poor child growth, nutrition interventions only have modest impact on child growth, due to high burden…”
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Turned away and sleeping apart: A qualitative study on women's perspectives and experiences with family planning denial in Malawi
Published in Midwifery (01-02-2024)“…Barriers to family planning for potential clients have been explored in the literature, but rarely from the perspective of the women themselves in a low-income…”
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Turned Away and at Risk: Denial of Family Planning Services to Women in Malawi
Published in Studies in family planning (01-06-2022)“…Family planning (FP) has been a development priority since the mid‐1990s, yet barriers to access persist globally, including women being turned away from…”
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The Provider Role and Perspective in the Denial of Family Planning Services to Women in Malawi: A Mixed-Methods Study
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (05-03-2022)“…Family planning (FP) has been a global health priority for decades, yet barriers persist, including women being turned away from facilities without receiving…”
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Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child growth: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-11-2021)“…Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) reduce child stunting and wasting. Identification of subgroups who benefit…”
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Provision of 10-40 g/d Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements from 6 to 18 Months of Age Does Not Prevent Linear Growth Faltering in Malawi
Published in The Journal of nutrition (01-08-2015)“…Complementing infant diets with lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) has been suggested to improve growth and reduce morbidity, but the daily quantity and…”
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Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso
Published in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry (01-11-2017)“…Background Previous reviews have identified 44 risk factors for poor early child development (ECD) in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Further understanding…”
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Infections and systemic inflammation are associated with lower plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor I among Malawian children
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-02-2021)“…Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is the most important hormonal promoter of linear growth in infants and young children. The objectives of this study were…”
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Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Containing Low or No Dairy Compared to Standard RUTF for Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published in Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) (01-09-2021)“…Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) containing less dairy may be a lower-cost treatment option for severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The objective was to…”
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Consumption of multiple micronutrients or small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing iodine at the recommended dose during pregnancy, compared with iron and folic acid, does not affect women’s urinary iodine concentration in rural Malawi: a secondary outcome analysis of the iLiNS DYAD trial
Published in Public health nutrition (01-07-2021)“…Inadequate iodine intake during pregnancy increases the risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate whether prenatal supplements containing…”
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The effect of providing lipid-based nutrient supplements on morbidity in rural Malawian infants and young children: a randomized controlled trial
Published in Public health nutrition (01-07-2016)“…Safety of home fortificants in children is uncertain in areas where infections are common. We tested the hypothesis that provision of lipid-based nutrient…”
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Path analyses of risk factors for linear growth faltering in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi and Burkina Faso
Published in BMJ global health (01-01-2019)“…Stunting prevalence is an indicator of a country’s progress towards United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2, which is to end hunger and achieve improved…”
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