Betty Samburu

Dados Biográficos

ID7580979
NOMEBetty Samburu
PRENOMESBetty
SOBRENOMESamburu
ASSINATURASAMBURU B
AFILIAÇÕESMinistry of Health
ORCID0000-0003-2678-5187
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS11
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2019
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Perceptions towards management of acute malnutrition by community health volunteers in northern Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Wambui, Calistus Wilunda et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Child undernutrition is a persistent challenge in arid and semi-arid areas due to low and erratic rainfall, recurrent droughts and food insecurity. In these settings, caregivers face several challenges in accessing health services for sick and/or malnourished children, including long distances to health facilities, harsh terrain, and lack of money to pay for transportation costs to the health facilities, leading to low service coverage and sub-op…

  • The impacts of task shifting on the management and treatment of malnourished children in Northern Kenya

    Open AccessHermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, Tewoldeberhan Daniel et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2024

    Treating children with acute malnutrition can be challenging, particularly regarding access to healthcare facilities during treatment. Task shifting, a strategy of transferring specific tasks to health workers with shorter training and fewer qualifications, is being considered as an effective approach to enhancing health outcomes in primary healthcare. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of integrating the treatment of acute malnutrition…

  • Potential effectiveness of integrating human milk banking and lactation support on neonatal outcomes at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya

    Open AccessCalistus Wilunda, Kiersten Israel‐Ballard et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    We assessed the potential effectiveness of human milk banking and lactation support on provision of human milk to neonates admitted in the newborn unit (NBU) at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya. This pre-post intervention study collected data from mothers/caregivers and their vulnerable neonates or term babies who lacked sufficient mother's milk for several reasons admitted in the NBU. The intervention included establishing a human milk bank and…

  • Evidence‐based complementary feeding recipe book for Kenyan caregivers

    Open AccessAlyssa Lowe, Amy Callis et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    The Kenyan Ministry of Health (MOH) and a consortium of nutritionists, researchers and communication, and design specialists developed a novel approach to create an evidence-based recipe book promoting complementary feeding (CF) in Kenya. The ADAPT approach includes five steps: applied research (A), dialogue with stakeholders (D), adapted behaviour change communication (BCC) theories (A), purpose-driven visual communication (P), and tailoring to …

  • How Covid‐19 affected food systems, health service delivery and maternal and infant nutrition practices

    Open AccessBrenda Ahoya, Justine A Kavle et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    This implementation research study sought to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and infant nutrition practices, and related aspects of health and food systems in Nairobi and Uasin Gishu Counties, Kenya. The study triangulated in-depth interviews with 16 pregnant women, 31 lactating women (including COVID-19 positive), 10 facility health workers, 10 community health volunteers, 6 focus group discussions (FGDs) with food vendor…

  • Diets of infants and young children in two counties of Kenya

    Open AccessJudith Kimiywe, Hope C Craig et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are influenced by many context-specific factors related to local food systems as well as social and cultural practices. Understanding these local contextual perspectives is essential for designing effective programs and policies. This paper uses focused ethnographic study methods to examine challenges experienced by mothers related to IYCF in two counties in Kenya, a country with considerable hetero…

  • Effectiveness of the baby‐friendly community initiative on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Judith Kimiywe et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    The baby-friendly hospital initiative (BFHI) promotes exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in hospitals, but this is not accessible in rural settings where mothers give birth at home, hence the need for a community intervention. We tested the effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) on EBF in rural Kenya. This cluster randomized study was conducted in 13 community units in Koibatek sub-county. Pregnant women aged 15-49 years were r…

  • Effect of a baby‐friendly workplace support intervention on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Calistus Wilunda et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is crucial for optimizing child growth, development and survival, as well as the mother's wellbeing. Mother's employment may hinder optimal breastfeeding, especially in the first 6 months. We assessed the effectiveness of a baby-friendly workplace support intervention on EBF in Kenya. This pre-post intervention study was conducted between 2016 and 2018 on an agricultural farm in Keri…

  • Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 months old

    Open AccessMartha Mwangome, Sheila Murunga et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Reestablishing exclusive breastfeeding is the cornerstone of the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines for acute malnutrition in infants less than 6 months. However, no studies have investigated guideline implementation and subsequent outcomes in a public hospital setting in Africa. To facilitate implementation of the WHO 2013 guidelines in Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya, we developed standard operating procedure, recruited, an…

  • Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth Wambui Kimani‐Murage et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Donor human milk (DHM) is recomended as the best alternative when use of mothers' own milk is not a feasible option. Kenya has not yet established human milk banks (HMBs) for provision of safe DHM, which is free from any physical, chemical, microbiological contaminants or pathogens. This study aimed to establish the perceptions on donating and using DHM, and establishing HMBs in Kenya. Qualitative data were collected through 17 focus group discus…

  • Integrated and simplified approaches to community management of acute malnutrition in rural Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    PACTR201811870943127 ; Pre-results. 26 November 2018