Muzi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5466583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Muzi |
| FAMILY NAME | Muzi |
| SIGNATURE | MUZI |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8844-0646 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding the Biocultural Factors Influencing Infant Dietary Diversity in Periurban Guinea
Objective This study aimed to characterize the factors influencing dietary diversity scores (DDS) of infants whose caregivers were classified as doers (those who fed a more diverse diet) and non-doers (those who fed a less diverse diet). Methods This study was conducted using a multiphase study design and guided by a biocultural framework. Phase 1 . Interviews with community leaders (n = 13) and direct 6-h household observations (n = 10) were use…
The stagnation of child anaemia (6–23 months) in Tanzania from 2004 to 2022
Background: Child anaemia remains a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries, particularly among children aged <2 years. Given Tanzania's slow progress towards addressing this challenge, despite the implementation of targeted national strategies, we aimed to examine the prevalence and associated factors of anaemia in children aged <2 years. Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on secondary data from the Tanzania De…
Caregiver Feeding Practices in Guinea
The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which specific feeding styles may be associated with the diets of infants aged 6-9 months in Guinea. This study was designed to have multiple, iterative phases with methodological triangulation. During Phase 1 of data collection, direct observations (n = 10) were used to develop a tailored tool for Phase 2, during which 72 meal observations were conducted among infants aged 6-9 months to define ca…
Association between yoga and multimorbidity
Yoga was associated with lower odds of multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults, relative to other exercises or non-exercise
Understanding the longitudinal trends (2005–2018) and multilevel risk factors of complementary feeding in Guinea
This study aimed to define complementary feeding trends in Guinea from 2005 to 2018 and complementary feeding risk factors at the individual, household, and community levels. Data from 2005 to 2018 demographic health surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys were used to describe complementary feeding trends in Guinea. The most recent DHS was used to examine complementary feeding risk factors at the individual, household, and community…
Promising trends and influencing factors of complementary feeding practices in Côte d'Ivoire
Poor complementary feeding (CF) challenges early childhood growth. We examined the trends and influencing factors of CF practices among children aged 6-23 months in Côte d'Ivoire. Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS, 1994-2011) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS, 2000-2016), the trends and predictors of World Health Organization-United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund CF indicators including the timely int…
Food insecurity and physical functioning in Boston area Puerto Rican older adults
Objective: Prior studies have found evidence of a relationship between food insecurity and functional limitations among older populations in the USA. Design: This is a longitudinal investigation of food security in relation to functional limitations, assessed as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scores. Setting: The Greater Boston, MA area. Participants: 1461 Boston Puerto Rican Health study parti…
Food insecurity is associated with suboptimal sleep quality, but not sleep duration, among low-income Head Start children of pre-school age
Objective: To examine the association between food insecurity and child sleep outcomes and to investigate whether parent psychosocial factors mediate such associations. Design: Cross-sectional study. Usual wake time and bedtime, bedtime routine and sleep quality were reported by parents using the adapted Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. Food insecurity was assessed using the eighteen-item US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Modu…
Does social support modify the relationship between food insecurity and poor mental health? Evidence from thirty-nine sub-Saharan African countries
Objective The present study aimed to determine the relationship among food insecurity, social support and mental well-being in sub-Saharan Africa, a region presenting the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity and a critical scarcity of mental health care. Design Food insecurity was measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Social support was assessed using dichotomous indicators of perceived, foreign perceived, received, …
Predictors of complementary feeding practices in Afghanistan
Despite improvements over the past 20 years, high burdens of child mortality and undernutrition still coexist in Afghanistan. Global evidence indicates that complementary feeding (CF) practices predict child survival and nutritional status. Our study aims to describe CF practices in Afghanistan and to discern underlying predictors of CF by analysing data from Afghanistan's 2015 Demographic and Healthy Survey. Multilevel models were constructed co…
Stagnating trends in complementary feeding practices in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced steady socio-economic development. However, improvements in child growth have not kept pace. It is important to document complementary feeding (CF) practices-a key determinant of children's growth-and their trends over time. The study aims to examine trends in CF practices in children aged 6-23 months using data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014. Multilevel logistic r…
Trends and predictors of appropriate complementary feeding practices in Nepal
There is evidence that suboptimal complementary feeding contributes to poor child growth. However, little is known about time trends and determinants of complementary feeding in Nepal, where the prevalence of child undernutrition remains unacceptably high. The objective of the study was to examine the trends and predictors of suboptimal complementary feeding in Nepali children aged 6-23 months using nationally representative data collected from 2…
Risk factors of poor complementary feeding practices in Pakistani children aged 6–23 months
Appropriate feeding practices are crucial for survival, growth, and development in childhood. This paper analyzes Pakistan's Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013 to fill the knowledge gap in risk factors of poor complementary feeding practices in Pakistani children. Multilevel models were applied to fit the multistage cluster sample of 2,827 children aged 6-23 months from 489 communities. Introduction of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods (intro…
Monthly food insecurity assessment in rural mkushi district, Zambia
The small change in mean monthly HFI index over a single lean season indicated that a seasonal HFI measure may be sufficient for monitoring purposes at population level. Yet, higher variation within households suggests that repeated assessments may be required to avoid risk of misclassification at household level and to target households with the greatest risk of food insecurity
Validation of the food access survey tool to assess household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh
The polytomous FAST is internally and externally valid tool to measure household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh. Validation of this type of studies are recommended for similar Likert food insecurity scales
Association between women’s empowerment and infant and child feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa
Objective To explore the relationship between women’s empowerment and WHO recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Design Analysis was conducted using data from ten Demographic and Health Surveys between 2010 and 2013. Women’s empowerment was assessed by nine standard items covering three dimensions: economic, socio-familial and legal empowerment. Three core IYCF practices examined were minimum dietary di…
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Validation of the food access survey tool to assess household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh
The polytomous FAST is internally and externally valid tool to measure household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh. Validation of this type of studies are recommended for similar Likert food insecurity scales
Association between women’s empowerment and infant and child feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa
Objective To explore the relationship between women’s empowerment and WHO recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Design Analysis was conducted using data from ten Demographic and Health Surveys between 2010 and 2013. Women’s empowerment was assessed by nine standard items covering three dimensions: economic, socio-familial and legal empowerment. Three core IYCF practices examined were minimum dietary di…
Trends and predictors of appropriate complementary feeding practices in Nepal
There is evidence that suboptimal complementary feeding contributes to poor child growth. However, little is known about time trends and determinants of complementary feeding in Nepal, where the prevalence of child undernutrition remains unacceptably high. The objective of the study was to examine the trends and predictors of suboptimal complementary feeding in Nepali children aged 6-23 months using nationally representative data collected from 2…
Risk factors of poor complementary feeding practices in Pakistani children aged 6–23 months
Appropriate feeding practices are crucial for survival, growth, and development in childhood. This paper analyzes Pakistan's Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013 to fill the knowledge gap in risk factors of poor complementary feeding practices in Pakistani children. Multilevel models were applied to fit the multistage cluster sample of 2,827 children aged 6-23 months from 489 communities. Introduction of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods (intro…
Monthly food insecurity assessment in rural mkushi district, Zambia
The small change in mean monthly HFI index over a single lean season indicated that a seasonal HFI measure may be sufficient for monitoring purposes at population level. Yet, higher variation within households suggests that repeated assessments may be required to avoid risk of misclassification at household level and to target households with the greatest risk of food insecurity
Predictors of complementary feeding practices in Afghanistan
Despite improvements over the past 20 years, high burdens of child mortality and undernutrition still coexist in Afghanistan. Global evidence indicates that complementary feeding (CF) practices predict child survival and nutritional status. Our study aims to describe CF practices in Afghanistan and to discern underlying predictors of CF by analysing data from Afghanistan's 2015 Demographic and Healthy Survey. Multilevel models were constructed co…
Stagnating trends in complementary feeding practices in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced steady socio-economic development. However, improvements in child growth have not kept pace. It is important to document complementary feeding (CF) practices-a key determinant of children's growth-and their trends over time. The study aims to examine trends in CF practices in children aged 6-23 months using data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014. Multilevel logistic r…
Does social support modify the relationship between food insecurity and poor mental health? Evidence from thirty-nine sub-Saharan African countries
Objective The present study aimed to determine the relationship among food insecurity, social support and mental well-being in sub-Saharan Africa, a region presenting the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity and a critical scarcity of mental health care. Design Food insecurity was measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Social support was assessed using dichotomous indicators of perceived, foreign perceived, received, …
Food insecurity is associated with suboptimal sleep quality, but not sleep duration, among low-income Head Start children of pre-school age
Objective: To examine the association between food insecurity and child sleep outcomes and to investigate whether parent psychosocial factors mediate such associations. Design: Cross-sectional study. Usual wake time and bedtime, bedtime routine and sleep quality were reported by parents using the adapted Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. Food insecurity was assessed using the eighteen-item US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Modu…
Promising trends and influencing factors of complementary feeding practices in Côte d'Ivoire
Poor complementary feeding (CF) challenges early childhood growth. We examined the trends and influencing factors of CF practices among children aged 6-23 months in Côte d'Ivoire. Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS, 1994-2011) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS, 2000-2016), the trends and predictors of World Health Organization-United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund CF indicators including the timely int…
Food insecurity and physical functioning in Boston area Puerto Rican older adults
Objective: Prior studies have found evidence of a relationship between food insecurity and functional limitations among older populations in the USA. Design: This is a longitudinal investigation of food security in relation to functional limitations, assessed as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scores. Setting: The Greater Boston, MA area. Participants: 1461 Boston Puerto Rican Health study parti…
Understanding the longitudinal trends (2005–2018) and multilevel risk factors of complementary feeding in Guinea
This study aimed to define complementary feeding trends in Guinea from 2005 to 2018 and complementary feeding risk factors at the individual, household, and community levels. Data from 2005 to 2018 demographic health surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys were used to describe complementary feeding trends in Guinea. The most recent DHS was used to examine complementary feeding risk factors at the individual, household, and community…
Caregiver Feeding Practices in Guinea
The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which specific feeding styles may be associated with the diets of infants aged 6-9 months in Guinea. This study was designed to have multiple, iterative phases with methodological triangulation. During Phase 1 of data collection, direct observations (n = 10) were used to develop a tailored tool for Phase 2, during which 72 meal observations were conducted among infants aged 6-9 months to define ca…
Association between yoga and multimorbidity
Yoga was associated with lower odds of multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults, relative to other exercises or non-exercise
Understanding the Biocultural Factors Influencing Infant Dietary Diversity in Periurban Guinea
Objective This study aimed to characterize the factors influencing dietary diversity scores (DDS) of infants whose caregivers were classified as doers (those who fed a more diverse diet) and non-doers (those who fed a less diverse diet). Methods This study was conducted using a multiphase study design and guided by a biocultural framework. Phase 1 . Interviews with community leaders (n = 13) and direct 6-h household observations (n = 10) were use…
The stagnation of child anaemia (6–23 months) in Tanzania from 2004 to 2022
Background: Child anaemia remains a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries, particularly among children aged <2 years. Given Tanzania's slow progress towards addressing this challenge, despite the implementation of targeted national strategies, we aimed to examine the prevalence and associated factors of anaemia in children aged <2 years. Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on secondary data from the Tanzania De…
Child Nutrition and Water Access (14 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Demography (9 works) · Demography (9 works) · Food security (9 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (9 works) · Logistic regression (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 works) · Dietary diversity (6 works)