Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most varieties grown are high dry matter white-fleshed types, lacking beta-carotene. In 1995, researcher...
Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) is a major nutritional public health problem among children under-5-years-old in the developing world including Kenya. A community-based crosssectional survey among 1,630 children (aged 6-23 mos) was undertaken in Western Kenya. A questionnaire was administered to ...
Oyunga, M.A.
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Grant, F.K.E.
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Omondi, D.O.
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Ouédraogo, H.
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Levin, C.
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Low, J.W.
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[Prevalence and predictors of vitamin a deficiency among infants in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional analysis.]
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Prevalence and predictors of vitamin a deficiency among infants in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional analysis.
Cole, D.C.
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Levin, C.
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Loechl, C.
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Thiele, Graham
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Grant, F.
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Webb Girard, A.
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Sindi, K.
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Low, J.W.
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[Planning an integrated agriculture and health program and designing its evaluation: Experience from Western Kenya.]
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Planning an integrated agriculture and health program and designing its evaluation: Experience from Western Kenya.
Integrated nutrition and agricultural interventions have the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of investments in food security and nutrition. This article aimed to estimate the costs of an integrated agriculture and health intervention (Mama SASHA) focused on the promotion of ...
Levin, C.
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Self, J.
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Kedera, E.
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Wamalwa, M.
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Hu, J.
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Grant, F.K.
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Girard, Amy W.
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Cole, D.C.
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Low, J.W.
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[What is the cost of integration? Evidence from an integrated health and agriculture project to improve nutrition outcomes in Western Kenya]
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What is the cost of integration? Evidence from an integrated health and agriculture project to improve nutrition outcomes in Western Kenya
This study examined the nutrition and food security impacts of a project that was designed to improve availability of disease-free planting materials of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) in rural Tanzania. Difference-in-difference and matching techniques were employed to estimate cau...
Mashisia, K.
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Okello, J.J.
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Wambugu, S.
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Sindi, K.
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Low, J.W.
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McEwan, M.
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[Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania]
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Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania
Girard, Amy W.
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Wanjala, R.
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Okuku, H.
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Levin, C.
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Cole, D.
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Low, J.W.
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[An integrated agriculture-nutrition-health program increased maternal knowledge on health and nutrition in Western Kenya]
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An integrated agriculture-nutrition-health program increased maternal knowledge on health and nutrition in Western Kenya
Self, J.
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Girard, Amy W.
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McFarland, D.
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Grant, F.
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Low, J.W.
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Cole, D.
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Levin, C.
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[Cost-effectiveness of Mama-SASHA: A project to improve health and nutrition through an integrated orange-fleshed sweetpotato production and health service delivery model]
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Cost-effectiveness of Mama-SASHA: A project to improve health and nutrition through an integrated orange-fleshed sweetpotato production and health service delivery model
Mineral and vitamin deficiencies are a serious public health problem in Africa. The terrible consequences of these deficiencies are well known. Biofortification is the process of breeding nutrients into staple food crops. It is one cost-effective and sustainable agricultural investment that can h...
Bouis, H.
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Saltzman, A.
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Ball, A.
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Covic, N.
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Low, J.W.
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[An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa]
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An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa
Background: Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) improves vitamin A (VA) status of young children; research with pregnant and lactating women is limited. Objective: We examined the effectiveness of the Mama SASHA (Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa) program to improve nutrition kn...
Girard, Amy W.
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Grant, F.
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Watkinson, M.
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Okuku, H.S.
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Wanjala, R.
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Cole, D.
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Levin, C.
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Low, J.W.
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[Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women]
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Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women