Putative risk factors for anemia vary by population group and climate zone – results from a national survey in Ghana among women of reproductive age and pre-school children

Autor: Petry, N, Wirth, J, Adu-Afarwuah, S, Wegmuller, R, Woodruff, B, Tanumihardjo, S, Bentil, H, Donkor, W, Williams, T, Shahab-Ferdows, S, Selenje, L, Mahama, A, Steiner-Asiedu, M, Rohner, F

Background: Anemia has serious effects on human health and has multifactorial etiologies. Objective: To determine putative risk factors for anemia in children 6-59 months and 15-49 years old non-pregnant women living in Ghana. Methods: Data from a na

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Risk factors for anaemia among Ghanaian women and children vary by population group and climate zone.

Autor: Petry N; GroundWork, Fläsch, Switzerland., Wirth JP; GroundWork, Fläsch, Switzerland., Adu-Afarwuah S; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Wegmuller R; GroundWork, Fläsch, Switzerland., Woodruff BA; GroundWork, Fläsch, Switzerland., Tanumihardjo SA; Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Bentil H; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Donkor WES; GroundWork, Fläsch, Switzerland.; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Williams TN; KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya., Shahab-Ferdows S; USDA Agricultural Research Service Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California, USA., Selenje L; UNICEF, Accra, Ghana., Mahama A; UNICEF, Accra, Ghana., Steiner-Asiedu M; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Rohner F; GroundWork, Fläsch, Switzerland.

Publikováno v: Maternal & child nutrition [Matern Child Nutr] 2021 Apr; Vol. 17 (2), pp. e13076. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 18.

Predictors of anaemia among adolescent schoolchildren of Ghana.

Autor: Gosdin L; Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA., Tripp K; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA., Mahama AB; UNICEF-Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Quarshie K; Ghana Health Service of Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana., Amoaful EF; Ghana Health Service of Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana., Selenje L; UNICEF-Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Sharma D; UNICEF-Headquarters, New York, NY, USA., Jefferds ME; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA., Sharma AJ; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.; U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Atlanta, GA, USA., Whitehead RD Jr; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA., Suchdev PS; Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.; Emory Global Health Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA., Ramakrishnan U; Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA., Martorell R; Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA., Addo OY; Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.; Emory Global Health Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Publikováno v: Journal of nutritional science [J Nutr Sci] 2020 Sep 18; Vol. 9, pp. e43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 18 (Print Publication: 2020).

Infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in the pilot Micronutrient Powder Initiative in four geographically and ethnically diverse districts in Ghana.

Autor: Kyei-Arthur, Frank¹ (AUTHOR), Aballo, Jevaise² (AUTHOR), Mahama, Abraham B.² (AUTHOR), Adu-Afarwuah, Seth³ (AUTHOR) sadu-afarwuah@ug.edu.gh

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE. 8/1/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p1-19. 19p.

Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana.

Autor: Aryeetey R; 1School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Hromi-Fiedler A; 2Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT USA., Adu-Afarwuah S; 3Nutrition and Food Science Department, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Amoaful E; 4Nutrition Department, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Ampah G; 4Nutrition Department, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Gatiba M; Food and Drugs Authority, Accra, Ghana., Kwakye A; World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana., Otoo G; 3Nutrition and Food Science Department, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Plange-Rhule G; 7School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Sagoe-Moses I; 8Reproductive and Child Health Department, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Selenje L; United Nations Children's Fund, Accra, Ghana., Pérez-Escamilla R; 2Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT USA.

Publikováno v: International breastfeeding journal [Int Breastfeed J] 2018 Jul 11; Vol. 13, pp. 30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 11 (Print Publication: 2018).