Browsing School of Health Sciences by Subject "Nutrition"

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    • Determinants of Malaria Prevalence among Children below Five Years in North West Kisumu Ward, Kisumu County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Midem, David; Onguru, Daniel; Babu, Lawrence (Middle East Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2021-12-09)
      Globally, malaria remains a major public health problem. In 2019 an estimated 229 million cases of malaria were reported, WHO African region accounted for 94% of total cases. In Kenya, malaria is a leading cause of morbidity ...

    • 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 ...

    • Nutrient composition of four species of winged termites consumed in western Kenya 

      Kinyuru, John N.; Konyole, Silvenus O.; Roos, Nanna; Onyango, Christine A.; Owino, Victor O.; Owuor, Bethwell O.; Estambale, Benson B.; Friis, Henrik; Aagaard-Hansen, Jens; Kenji, Glaston M. (Elsevier, 2013)
      The objective of this study was to gain knowledge on the nutrient composition of Macrotermes subhylanus, Pseudacanthotermes militaris, Macrotermes bellicosus and Pseudacanthotermes spiniger termite species consumed in ...