Emmanuel Kafwembe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5500995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanuel Kafwembe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Kafwembe |
| SIGNATURE | KAFWEMBE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tropical Diseases Research Centre |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Vitamin A intake and infection are associated with plasma retinol among pre-school children in rural Zambia
Objective To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency, infection and adequacy of vitamin A intakes among Zambian children, and the contribution of dietary vitamin A and infection to vitamin A status. Design A cross-sectional survey of vitamin A intakes by the 24 h recall method, vitamin A status by plasma retinol and the modified relative dose-response test, and infection by acute-phase proteins. Setting Rural communities in Central and E…
Maize meal fortification is associated with improved vitamin A and iron status in adolescents and reduced childhood anaemia in a food aid-dependent refugee population
Objective To assess changes in the Fe and vitamin A status of the population of Nangweshi refugee camp associated with the introduction of maize meal fortification. Design Pre- and post-intervention study using a longitudinal cohort. Setting Nangweshi refugee camp, Zambia. Subjects Two hundred and twelve adolescents (10–19 years), 157 children (6–59 months) and 118 women (20–49 years) were selected at random by household survey in July 2003 and f…
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Maize meal fortification is associated with improved vitamin A and iron status in adolescents and reduced childhood anaemia in a food aid-dependent refugee population
Objective To assess changes in the Fe and vitamin A status of the population of Nangweshi refugee camp associated with the introduction of maize meal fortification. Design Pre- and post-intervention study using a longitudinal cohort. Setting Nangweshi refugee camp, Zambia. Subjects Two hundred and twelve adolescents (10–19 years), 157 children (6–59 months) and 118 women (20–49 years) were selected at random by household survey in July 2003 and f…
Vitamin A intake and infection are associated with plasma retinol among pre-school children in rural Zambia
Objective To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency, infection and adequacy of vitamin A intakes among Zambian children, and the contribution of dietary vitamin A and infection to vitamin A status. Design A cross-sectional survey of vitamin A intakes by the 24 h recall method, vitamin A status by plasma retinol and the modified relative dose-response test, and infection by acute-phase proteins. Setting Rural communities in Central and E…
Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Retinol (2 works) · Vitamin (2 works) · Vitamin A deficiency (2 works) · Anemia (1 work) · Animal science (1 work) · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (1 work)