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Victor Akelo

Publications (2)

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

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