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Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Esamai, Fabian"

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  • Assessment of body composition and breast milk volume in lactating mothers in pastoral communities in Pokot, Kenya, using Deuterium Oxide 
    Ettyang, Grace; Esamai, Fabian (Karger Publishers, 2005)
    Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, the practice of breast-feeding infants is common. Records documenting the intake of breast milk amongst infants are limited. This study evaluated the association between maternal body ...
  • Epidemiology of stillbirth in low-middle income countries: A global network study 
    Mcclure, Elizabeth M; Pasha, Omrana; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Chomba, Elwyn; Garces, Ana; Tshefu, Antoinette; Althabe, Fernando; Esamai, Fabian; Patel, Archana; Wright, Linda I; Moore, Janet; Kodkany, Bhalchandra S; Belizan, Jose M; Saleem, Sarah; Derman, Richard J; Carlo, Waldemar A; Hambidge, K. Michael; Buekens, Pierre; Liechty, Edward A; Bose, Carl; Koso-Thomas, Marion; Jobe, Alan H; Goldenberg, Robert I (pubmed.gov, 2011-09-06)
    Objective. To determine population-based stillbirth rates and to determine whether the timing and maturity of the stillbirths suggest a high proportion of potentially preventable deaths. Design. Prospective observational ...
  • Feeding patterns and growth of term infants in Eldoret, Kenya 
    Arusei, Roselyne Jelimo; Ettyang, Grace Adisa; Esamai, Fabian (Food and Nutrition Bulletin; SAGE Journals, 2011-12)
    Background: There are limited longitudinal data from developing countries on early infant feeding and growth patterns. In Kenya only 34.8% of infants are exclusively breastfed at 2 months. This finding is of concern, and ...
  • Feeding patterns and growth of term infants in Eldoret, Kenya 
    Arusei, Roselyne Jelimo; Ettyang, Grace; Esamai, Fabian (SAGE, 2011)
    Background. There are limited longitudinal data from developing countries on early infant feeding and growth patterns. In Kenya only 34.8% of infants are exclusively breastfed at 2 months. This finding is of concern, ...
  • Helping babies breathe (HBB) training: What happens to knowledge and skills over time? 
    Bang, Akash; Patel, Archana; Bellad, Roopa; Gisore, Peter; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Esamai, Fabian; Liechty, Edward A; Meleth, Sreelatha; Goco, Norman; Niermeyer, Susan; Keenan, William; Kamath-Rayne, Beena D; Little, George A; Clarke, Susan B; Flanagan, Victoria A; Bucher, Sherri; Jain, Manish; Mujawar, Nilofer; Jain, Vinita; Rukunga, Janet; Mahantshetti, Niranjana; Dhaded, Sangappa; Bhandankar, Manisha; McClure, Elizabeth M; Carlo, Waldemar A; Wright, Linda L; Hibberd, Patricia L (Biomed central, 2016-11-22)
    Background Millennium Development Goal 4 called for a two-thirds re- duction in mortality of children under 5 years of age from 1990 rates by 2015 [1]. Between 1990 and 2013 under five mortality decreased from 12.7 to ...
  • Iron in Micronutrient Powder Promotes anUnfavorable Gut Microbiota in Kenyan Infants 
    Minghua, Tang; N. Fran, Daniel; E. Hendricks, Audrey; Ir, Diana; Esamai, Fabian; Liechty, Edward; K. Hambidge, Michael; F. Krebs, Nancy (PubMed Central, 2017-07-19)
    Iron supplementation may have adverse health effects in infants, probably through manipulation of the gut microbiome. Previous research in low-resource settings have focused primarily on anemic infants. This was a double ...
  • The maternal and newborn health registry study of the global network for women's and children's health research 
    Goudar, Shivaprasad S.; Carlo, Waldemar A; McClure, Elizabeth M; Pasha, Omrana; Patel, Archana; Esamai, Fabian; Chomba, Elwyn; Garces, Ana; Althabe, Fernando; Kodkany, Bhalachandra; Sami, Neelofar; Derman, Richard J; Hibberd, Patricia L; Liechty, Edward A; Krebs, Nancy F; Hambidge, K. Michael; Buekens, Pierre; Moore, Janet; Wallace, Dennis; Jobe, Alan H; Koso-Thomas, Marion; Wright, Linda L; Goldenberg, Robert L (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2012-05-01)
    Objective: To implement a vital statistics registry system to register pregnant women and document birth outcomes in the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research sites in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. ...
  • Maternal and newborn outcomes in Pakistan compared to other low and middle income countries in the global network’s maternalnewborn healthregistry: an active, community- based, pregnancy surveillance mechanism 
    Pasha, Omrana; Saleem, Sarah; Ali, Sumera; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Garces, Ana; Esamai, Fabian; Patel, Archana; Chomba, Elwyn; Althabe, Fernando; Moore, Janet L; Harrison, Margo; Berrueta, Mabel B; Hambidge, K Michael; Krebs, Nancy F; Hibberd, Patricia L; Carlo, Waldemar A; Kodkany, Bhala; Derman, Richard J; Liechty, Edward A; Koso-Thomas, Marion; McClure, Elizabeth M; Goldenberg, Robert L (Biomed central, 2015-06-08)
    Background: Despite global improvements in maternal and newborn health (MNH), maternal, fetal and newborn mortality rates in Pakistan remain stagnant. Using data from the Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry ...
  • Maternal nutritional status in pastoral versus farming communities of West Pokot, Kenya: Differences in iron and vitamin A status and body composition 
    Ettyang, Grace; van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wauter; Esamai, Fabian; Saris, Wim (The United Nations University, 2006)
    Background. Underweight and micronutrient defi- ciencies are sequelae of the prevailing harsh living and economic conditions of women in sub-Saharan Africa. There are few data describing maternal nutritional status in ...
  • A prospective study of maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries 
    Saleem, Sarah; McClure, Elizabeth M; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Patel, Archana; Esamai, Fabian; Garces, Ana; Chomba, Elwyn; Althabe, Fernando; Moore, Janet; Kodkany, Bhalachandra; Pasha, Omrana; Belizan, Jose; Albert Mayansyan, Albert; Derman, Richard J; Hibberd, Patricia L; Liechty, Edward A; Krebs, Nancy F; Hambidge, K Michael; Buekens, Pierre; Carlo, Waldemar A; Wright, Linda L; Koso-Thomas, Marion; Jobep, Alan H; Goldenberg, Robert L (pubmed.gov, 2014-06-05)
    Objective To quantify maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries, to identify when deaths occur and to identify relationships between maternal deaths and stillbirths and neonatal deaths. Methods ...
  • Stillbirth rates in low-middle income countries 2010 - 2013: a population-based, multi-country study from the global network 
    McClure, Elizabeth M; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Moore, Janet L; Garces, Ana; Esamai, Fabian; Patel, Archana; Chomba, Elwyn; Althabe, Fernando; Pasha, Omrana; Kodkany, Bhalachandra S; Bose, Carl L; Berreuta, Mabel; Liechty, Edward A; Hambidge, K Michael; Krebs, Nancy F; Derman, Richard J; Hibberd, Patricia L; Buekens, Pierre; Manasyan, Albert; Carlo, Waldemar A; Wallace, Dennis D; Koso-Thomas, Marion (Biomed central, 2015-01-12)
    Background: Stillbirth rates remain nearly ten times higher in low-middle income countries (LMIC) than high income countries. In LMIC, where nearly 98% of stillbirths worldwide occur, few population-based studies ...
  • A system approach to improving maternal and child health care delivery in Kenya: innovations at the community and primary care facilities (a protocol 
    Esamai, Fabian; Nangami, Mabel; Tabu, John; Mwangi, Ann; Ayuku, David; Were, Edwin (Moi university, 2017-08-08)
    Background: Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality are higher in low-income compared to high-income countries due to weak health systems including poor access and utilization of health services. Despite enormous ...
  • A system approach to improving maternal and child health care delivery in Kenyan communities and primary care facilities: baseline survey on maternal health 
    Mwangi, Ann; Nangami, Mabel; Tabu, John; Were, Edwin; Esamai, Fabian; Ayuku, David (African Health Science, 2019)
    Background: Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality are 10 to 100 fold higher in many low-income compared to high-income countries. Reasons for these discrepancies include limited antenatal care and delivery outside health ...
  • Trends in maternal and child health outcomes in a health systems intervention: a case of Obekai dispensary in western Kenya 
    Esamai, Fabian; Mwangi, Ann; Tabu, John; Nangami, Mabel; Were, Edwin; Ayuku, David (2020)
    Background Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality are higher in low-income compared to high-income countries primarily due to weak health systems that impede access and utilization of health services. Despite significant ...

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