Kirsten B Simondon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4294230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten B Simondon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten B |
| FAMILY NAME | Simondon |
| SIGNATURE | SIMONDON K B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut de Recherche pour le Développement |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A sustainable food support for non-breastfed infants
Objective To provide HIV-positive mothers who opted for exclusive breastfeeding or formula feeding from birth to 6 months postpartum as a means of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV with a sustainable infant food support programme (FSP) from 6 to 12 months postpartum. We describe the implementation and assessment of this pilot initiative. Design The FSP included a 6-month provision of locally produced infant fortified mix (…
Early Breastfeeding Cessation in Rural Senegal
Objectives. We studied reasons for cessation of breastfeeding before the age of 15 months, replacement feeding modes, and child mortality in West Africa. Methods. Data were gathered for 12208 children born between 1987 and 1997 in a rural area of Senegal. Interviews were conducted with caregivers of early-weaned children, and child mortality risks were assessed. Results. Fewer than 1% of children had been weaned early. The main reasons for early …
Longitudinal estimates of puberty timing in Senegalese adolescent girls
This study aimed to assess the timing of sexual maturation (breast development and menarche occurrence) among sub-Saharan African adolescent girls from rural areas. In the framework of a longitudinal study of growth at puberty, the stages of pubertal development (Tanner classification) and menarche occurrence were recorded at intervals between 1995 and 2000 in a sample of 406 Senegalese adolescent girls from a rural area. Nutritional status was e…
Impact of the health and living conditions of migrant and non-migrant Senegalese adolescent girls on their nutritional status and growth
Objective: To describe the living conditions of Senegalese adolescent girls according to their migration status, and to define the main socio-economic and biological determinants of their nutritional and growth status. Design: Health and living conditions, sexual maturation, and nutritional and growth status of adolescent girls were determined within the framework of a longitudinal study on growth. Settings: The capital city of Senegal (Dakar) an…
Breast-feeding in sub-Saharan Africa
A recent paper in Public Health Nutrition reviewed the breast-feeding situation in Africa 1 . Although this review raised many important points, we disagree with its main message, that `the outlook for breast-feeding in African mothers in general is one of gloom
Nutritional status and irrigated rice cultivation in northern Senegal
Nutritional status was monitored in a random sample of inhabitants of three villages in Northern Senegal where irrigated rice cultivation started in July 1989. In early 1990, weight and height were measured in children and adults. From 1990–1995, 290 preschool children, 175 mothers of the children and 99 men aged 20–60 years were followed longitudinally. The prevalence of wasting in children fell from 11.4% (95% confidence interval: 7.4–15.4%) in…
Comparative study of five growth models applied to weight data from congolese infants between birth and 13 months of age
Five growth models are compared using weight data from 95 rural Congolese infants between birth and 13 months of age. The objective is to find the best model in terms of goodness of fit and distribution of parameter estimates. The Infancy component of the Karlberg model, the Count model, and the Kouchi model, which are all three‐parameter models, are tested together with the four‐ and five‐parameter versions of the Reed model. The closest fits ar…
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Comparative study of five growth models applied to weight data from congolese infants between birth and 13 months of age
Five growth models are compared using weight data from 95 rural Congolese infants between birth and 13 months of age. The objective is to find the best model in terms of goodness of fit and distribution of parameter estimates. The Infancy component of the Karlberg model, the Count model, and the Kouchi model, which are all three‐parameter models, are tested together with the four‐ and five‐parameter versions of the Reed model. The closest fits ar…
Breast-feeding in sub-Saharan Africa
A recent paper in Public Health Nutrition reviewed the breast-feeding situation in Africa 1 . Although this review raised many important points, we disagree with its main message, that `the outlook for breast-feeding in African mothers in general is one of gloom
Nutritional status and irrigated rice cultivation in northern Senegal
Nutritional status was monitored in a random sample of inhabitants of three villages in Northern Senegal where irrigated rice cultivation started in July 1989. In early 1990, weight and height were measured in children and adults. From 1990–1995, 290 preschool children, 175 mothers of the children and 99 men aged 20–60 years were followed longitudinally. The prevalence of wasting in children fell from 11.4% (95% confidence interval: 7.4–15.4%) in…
Impact of the health and living conditions of migrant and non-migrant Senegalese adolescent girls on their nutritional status and growth
Objective: To describe the living conditions of Senegalese adolescent girls according to their migration status, and to define the main socio-economic and biological determinants of their nutritional and growth status. Design: Health and living conditions, sexual maturation, and nutritional and growth status of adolescent girls were determined within the framework of a longitudinal study on growth. Settings: The capital city of Senegal (Dakar) an…
Longitudinal estimates of puberty timing in Senegalese adolescent girls
This study aimed to assess the timing of sexual maturation (breast development and menarche occurrence) among sub-Saharan African adolescent girls from rural areas. In the framework of a longitudinal study of growth at puberty, the stages of pubertal development (Tanner classification) and menarche occurrence were recorded at intervals between 1995 and 2000 in a sample of 406 Senegalese adolescent girls from a rural area. Nutritional status was e…
Early Breastfeeding Cessation in Rural Senegal
Objectives. We studied reasons for cessation of breastfeeding before the age of 15 months, replacement feeding modes, and child mortality in West Africa. Methods. Data were gathered for 12208 children born between 1987 and 1997 in a rural area of Senegal. Interviews were conducted with caregivers of early-weaned children, and child mortality risks were assessed. Results. Fewer than 1% of children had been weaned early. The main reasons for early …
A sustainable food support for non-breastfed infants
Objective To provide HIV-positive mothers who opted for exclusive breastfeeding or formula feeding from birth to 6 months postpartum as a means of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV with a sustainable infant food support programme (FSP) from 6 to 12 months postpartum. We describe the implementation and assessment of this pilot initiative. Design The FSP included a 6-month provision of locally produced infant fortified mix (…
Medicine (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Pediatrics (4 works) · Confidence interval (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Body mass index (2 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works)