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Journal Article 2014

Determinants of vitamin A status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.

Autor: Akelo, V. Grant, F. Okuku, H.S. Wanjala, R. Low, J.W. Cole, D. Levin, C. Girard, Amy W.

Mothers’ vitamin A (VA) status during pregnancy and lactation determine infants’ VA levels. We estimated VA status during pregnancy and assessed its determinants using data on 505 pregnant women attending first antenatal care visit in Western Kenya. VA and iron status were assessed using plasma r...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/64896

Investigación en Agricultura

SWEET POTATOES

PREGNANT WOMEN

RETINOL

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Akelo, V. , Grant, F. , Okuku, H.S. , Wanjala, R. , Low, J.W. , Cole, D. , Levin, C. , Girard, Amy W. , [Determinants of vitamin A status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.] , Determinants of vitamin A status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.

Journal Article 2014

Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A.

Autor: Girard, Amy W. Grant, F. Okuku, H.S. Akelo, V. Wanjala, R. Levin, C. Cole, D. Low, J.W.

The 2013 Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series identified evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions as a research priority. The Mama SASHA study in Western Kenya links delivery of vitamin A (VA) rich orange-flesh sweet potato (OFSP) to antenatal care to improve VA and nut...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/64897