Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: results of two population-based serial cross-sectional surveys
Rose ES, Blevins M, González-Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Green AF, Lopez M, Olupona O, Vermund SH, Moon TD, For the Ogumaniha-SCIP Zambézia Consortium. Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: results of two population-based serial cross-sectional surveys. BMC Nutrition 2015, 1: 41. PMID: 27182448, PMCID: PMC4864006, DOI: 10.1186/s40795-015-0039-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge z-scoreCross-sectional surveyZ-scoreZambézia ProvincePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyRural Zambézia ProvinceSerial cross-sectional surveysHeight z-scoreOdds of stuntingAge 6 monthsPrevalence of stuntingAge 5 yearsDeterminants of undernutritionDietary diversity scoreNon-linear associationLower oddsAnthropometric measurementsGreater oddsHousehold food insecurityMultidimensional interventionsSTATA 13.1UndernutritionLogistic regressionUnderweightConclusionsA combinationWheezing Is Common in Children With Sickle Cell Disease When Compared With Controls
Galadanci NA, Liang WH, Galadanci AA, Aliyu MH, Jibir BW, Karaye IM, Inusa BP, Vermund SH, Strunk RC, DeBaun MR. Wheezing Is Common in Children With Sickle Cell Disease When Compared With Controls. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2015, 37: 16-19. PMID: 25197776, PMCID: PMC4866494, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseAmerican Thoracic Society DivisionLung Disease QuestionnaireAbsence of asthmaCase-control study designTimes greater oddsHigh rateDisease QuestionnaireRespiratory symptomsMedian ageCommunity hospitalMultivariable modelGreater oddsSCD experienceSCD statusStudy designOnly variableSimilar ageChildrenParent reportDiseaseAgeSame settingQuestionnaire