Frederick Grant

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

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

The Effects of Selling Micronutrient Powders on Morbidity Incidence among Preschool Children in Western Kenya

Parmi Suchdev, O. Yaw Addo, Frederick Grant, Reynaldo Martorell, Laird Ruth, Minal Patel, Patricia Juliao, Rob Quick & Rafael Flores-Ayala · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Although micronutrient powders (MNPs) are considered the preferred approach for childhood anemia control, concerns about iron-related morbidity from clinical trials challenge programmatic scale-up. We aimed to measure the association of community-based sales of MNPs w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21213