Caroline Wilkinson

Assessment of Implementation of an Anaemia Reduction Initiative Including Blanket Supplementary Feeding Distributing LNS and MNP on Anaemia in a Protracted Refugee Situation

Carlos Grijalva-Eternod, Chafik Meziani, Melody Tondeur, Caroline Wilkinson, Carmel Dolan & Andrew Seal · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Micronutrient malnutrition, commonly manifested as stunting and anaemia, is a persistent public health problems in populations experiencing a protracted refugee situation like the Western Sahara refugees living in south-west Algeria. A UNHCR and partners' strategy to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21299

Anaemia in Pregnancy: Factors Associated with Maternal Anaemia in the Dadaab Refugee Camps, Kenya (2001-2002)

James Smith, Laird Ruth, Ismail Kassim, Allison Oman, Caroline Wilkinson & Andrew Seal · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: 1) Describe the socioeconomic and health status of this population of pregnant women; 2) Determine the anaemia prevalence using a series of diagnostic markers (haemoglobin, sTFR, and ZPP); 3) Explore the relationship between a variety of socio-demographic, nutritional...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21199

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Nutributter® Distribution on Anaemia and Stunting in Refugee Populations in Djibouti and Kenya

Sarah Style, Melody Tondeur, Carlos Grijalva-Eternod, Josephine Pringle, Caroline Wilkinson, Ismail Kassim, Allison Oman & Carmel Dolan · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Stunting and micronutrient malnutrition are persistent public health problems in refugee populations. UNHCR and partners use blanket supplementary feeding programmes (BSFP) using Nutributter®, a low-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement, as one of the approaches to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21203