2022
Prevalence and aetiologies of anaemia among first trimester pregnant women in Sri Lanka; the need for revisiting the current control strategies
Amarasinghe GS, Agampodi TC, Mendis V, Malawanage K, Kappagoda C, Agampodi SB. Prevalence and aetiologies of anaemia among first trimester pregnant women in Sri Lanka; the need for revisiting the current control strategies. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2022, 22: 16. PMID: 34986796, PMCID: PMC8734253, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-04341-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester pregnant womenFull blood countPregnant womenAnemic womenBlood countRobust public health infrastructureIron deficiencyPeripheral blood film examinationFull blood count analysisEtiology of anemiaMultiple micronutrient supplementationTrimester pregnant womenAnemic pregnant womenBlood count analysisBlood film examinationPublic health interventionsPositive predictive valueForms of malnutritionMaternal care programmeRed cell countRed cell indicesMiddle-income settingsPublic health infrastructureSerum B12B12 deficiency
2020
Can a pragmatic responsive feeding scale be developed and applied globally?
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Segura‐Pérez S. Can a pragmatic responsive feeding scale be developed and applied globally? Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e13004. PMID: 32297476, PMCID: PMC7296815, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms
Sharma R, Gaffey MF, Alderman H, Bassani DG, Bogard K, Darmstadt GL, Das JK, de Graft–Johnson J, Hamadani JD, Horton S, Huicho L, Hussein J, Lye S, Pérez–Escamilla R, Proulx K, Marfo K, Mathews–Hanna V, Mclean MS, Rahman A, Silver KL, Singla DR, Webb P, Bhutta ZA. Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms. Journal Of Global Health 2017, 7: 011002. PMID: 28685048, PMCID: PMC5481896, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.011002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch priority scoreNutrition servicesNutrition Research Initiative methodAge 2 yearsResource-limited settingsResource-poor settingsForms of malnutritionNeonatal mortalityChild healthStimulation interventionsEarly childhood development interventionsEarly child developmentGlobal health expertsResearch prioritiesPriority scoreSensitive windowAgreement scoresHealth expertsECD interventionsInterventionAdolescent HealthEarly childhood developmentFinancial barriersLife courseScoresObesity as a form of malnutrition: over-nutrition on the Uganda “malnutrition” agenda
Ngaruiya C, Hayward A, Post L, Mowafi H. Obesity as a form of malnutrition: over-nutrition on the Uganda “malnutrition” agenda. Pan African Medical Journal 2017, 28: 49. PMID: 29184601, PMCID: PMC5697987, DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.49.11176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesForms of malnutritionRelated non-communicable diseasesBurden of overweightEvidence-based considerationsMiddle-income countriesMalnutritionObesityDouble burdenOverweightDietary diversityNutrition researchBurdenNutritionDemonstrated roleFood insecurityUgandaPredominant formDiseaseRecent literature
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply