Donald Cole

Prevalence of Vitamin a Deficiency among Infants Participating in the Mama SASHA Proof of Concept Project in Western Kenya

Frederick Grant, Donald Cole, Kirimi Sindi, Carol Levin, Dean Garett, Simon Kariuki, Hermann Ouedarogo, Cornelia Loechl, Rhona Baingana, Mary Oyunga & Jan Low · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) is a significant burden among children under-5-years-old and pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the levels of VA and prevalence of VAD among children age 6-23 mo in 2 counties in western Kenya. Methods: Dry-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21229

Determinants of Vitamin A Status among Pregnant Women Participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: Preliminary Findings

Victor Akelo, Fredrick Grant, Haile Selassie Okuku, Rose Wanjala, Jan Low, Donald Cole, Carol Levin & Amy Webb Girard · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: 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. Methods: VA and ir...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21241

The Importance of Pregnant Mother Participation in Mama SASHA Pregnant and Lactating Clubs in Communities

Rose Wanjala, Fredrick Grant, Aimee Webb, Hailleselassie Okuku, Carol Levin, Donald Cole & Jan Low · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Antenatal clinics (ANCs) are critical for improving maternal nutrition and health knowledge. The Mama SASHA project in western Kenya delivers an orange flesh sweet potato intervention (OFSP) through ANC to improve the vitamin A status of women and children less than 2...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21274

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Nutrition and Agricultural Linkages Project in Western Kenya: Design of the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A (COVA)

Amy Webb Girard, Frederick Grant, Haile Okuku, Victor Akelo, Rose Wanjala, Carol Levin, Donald Cole & Jan Low · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The 2013 Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series identified rigorous 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) v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21318