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Elaine Ferguson

Publications (2)

Modification of Local Diets Could Fill Gaps in B-Vitamin Intakes but Calcium, Iron, and Zinc Intake Gaps Require External Solutions for Breastfed Children in Rural Kenya

Elaine Ferguson, Peter Chege, Judith Kimiywe, Doris Weismann, Christine Hotz & Enock Musinguzi · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify gaps in the adequacy of nutrient intakes, and food-based recommendations to fill those gaps, from complementary diets of 6-23 mo old children in two agro-ecological zones of rural Kenya. Methods: In a high rainfall area of W...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20918

Constraints to Attending the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Weeks in North West Nigeria

Cynthia Yohanna-Dzingina, Jayne Webster, Isaac Akinyele, Rasheed Okunola, Wasiu Afolabi, Olutayo Adeyemi, Hussiani Lawal & Elaine Ferguson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: This study aimed to understand the barriers to MNCHW attendance in order to develop recommendations for strengthening its social mobilization activities. Methods: In the states of Jigawa and Zamfara in northern Nigeria, 19 in-depth interviews were conducted with gover...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21064