K Guptill
Biographic Data
| ID | 3573436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Guptill |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Guptill |
| SIGNATURE | GUPTILL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evaluation of a face-to-face weaning food intervention in Kwara state, Nigeria
This paper reports on the evaluation of a pilot intervention which used nutrition education techniques to introduce a fortified, home-prepared weaning food (eko ilera, or 'pap for health') in 12 communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, from June to August, 1988. The recipe added toasted cowpea flour, red palm oil, and sugar to increase the energy and protein density of the traditional maize or sorghum starch porridge used for weaning from 38 to 85 kc…
Seasonality of births among Bedouin Arabs residing in the Negev Desert of Israel
From 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1982 information on all births to Bedouin Arab women residing in the Negev Desert of Israel showed a previously unreported seasonal pattern. The peak season, November-February, coincided with the period of cool temperatures and the Bedouin Arab cultural seasons of winter and spring. This pattern is different from those of Jewish and Christian groups in the same region, a difference not attributable to religion a…
Evaluation of a face-to-face weaning food intervention in Kwara state, Nigeria
This paper reports on the evaluation of a pilot intervention which used nutrition education techniques to introduce a fortified, home-prepared weaning food (eko ilera, or 'pap for health') in 12 communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, from June to August, 1988. The recipe added toasted cowpea flour, red palm oil, and sugar to increase the energy and protein density of the traditional maize or sorghum starch porridge used for weaning from 38 to 85 kc…
Seasonality of births among Bedouin Arabs residing in the Negev Desert of Israel
From 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1982 information on all births to Bedouin Arab women residing in the Negev Desert of Israel showed a previously unreported seasonal pattern. The peak season, November-February, coincided with the period of cool temperatures and the Bedouin Arab cultural seasons of winter and spring. This pattern is different from those of Jewish and Christian groups in the same region, a difference not attributable to religion a…
Evaluation of a face-to-face weaning food intervention in Kwara state, Nigeria
This paper reports on the evaluation of a pilot intervention which used nutrition education techniques to introduce a fortified, home-prepared weaning food (eko ilera, or 'pap for health') in 12 communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, from June to August, 1988. The recipe added toasted cowpea flour, red palm oil, and sugar to increase the energy and protein density of the traditional maize or sorghum starch porridge used for weaning from 38 to 85 kc…
Biology (2 works) · Agricultural science (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Food Science (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work)