Browsing by Author "Mwaniki, David"

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    • Earth-eating and reinfection with intestinal helminths among pregnant and lactating women in western Kenya 

      Luoba, Alfred I.; Geissler, P. Wenzel; Estambale, Benson B.; Ouma, John H.; Alusala, Dorcas; Ayah5, Rosemary; Mwaniki, David; Magnussen, Pascal; Friis, Henrik (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005-03)
      We conducted a longitudinal study among 827 pregnant women in Nyanza Province, western Kenya, to determine the effect of earth-eating on geohelminth reinfection after treatment. The women were recruited at a gestational ...

    • Geophagy among pregnant and lactating women in Bondo District, western Kenya 

      Luoba, Alfred I.; Geissler, Wenzel P.; Estambale, Benson B.; Ouma, John H.; Magnussen, Pascal; Alusala, Dorkas; Ayah, Rosemary; Mwaniki, David; Friis, Henrik (Elsevier, 2004-12)
      Geophagy was studied among 827 pregnant women in western Kenya, during and after pregnancy. The women were recruited at a gestational age of 14–24 weeks and followed-up to 6 months post-partum. The median age (range) of ...