M Gebre‐Medhin
Biographic Data
| ID | 7048630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Gebre‐Medhin |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gebre‐Medhin |
| SIGNATURE | MEDHIN M G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-1838-7981 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exclusive breast-feeding is rarely practised in rural and urban Morogoro, Tanzania
Objective: To investigate and compare feeding practices among infants of less than 7 months of age in a rural and an urban area in Tanzania. Design: Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based interview of mothers and focus group discussions with extension workers and community leaders. Setting: Eleven villages in a rural district and 10 wards in an urban district in the Morogoro region, Tanzania, west of Dar es Salaam. Subjects: Probability samples of …
Relationships between vitamin A, iron status and helminthiasis in Bangladeshi school children
Objective To explore the relationships between biochemical indicators of vitamin A and iron status and the intestinal helminths Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm in primary school children. Setting Two rural governmental schools in northwestern Bangladesh. Design Cross-sectional study. Subjects The sample consisted of 164 children in grades 3–5. Methods Serum retinol and β-carotene (by high-performance liquid chromatography, HPLC), haemoglobin (H…
Five-year follow-up of a food-based vitamin A intervention in Tanzania
Objective To evaluate the long-term effects of a horticultural and nutrition education intervention in rural Tanzania. Design A quasi-experimental post-test design was used. Setting The research was carried out in 10 villages in Singida region, Tanzania. Subjects Mothers and their children aged 6–71 months ( n = 236) from an experimental (Ilongero) and control (Ihanja) area were interviewed regarding knowledge and practices related to vitamin A n…
The Helen Keller international food frequency method may underestimate vitamin A intake where milk is a normal part of the young child diet
A recent innovation in assessing community vitamin A status is the Helen Keller International Food Frequency Method (HKI FFM), based on weekly intakes of key foods. Since it excludes animal milk, we investigated whether the amount of animal milk 345 pre‐school children received in a rural area of India contributed significantly to their total vitamin A intake. Degree of dilution and quantity of milk usually given were estimated and 9 milk samples…
Coverage and Cost of Iodized Oil Capsule Distribution in Tanzania
Distribution of oral iodized oil capsules (IOC) is an important intervention in areas with iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and low coverage of iodized salt. The mean reported coverage of 57 IOC distribution campaigns from 1986-1994 of people aged 1-45 years in 27 districts of Tanzania was 64% (range 20-96%). This declined over subsequent distribution rounds. However, due to delayed repeat distribution, only 43% of person-time was covered, based…
Coverage and Cost of Iodized Oil Capsule Distribution in Tanzania
Distribution of oral iodized oil capsules (IOC) is an important intervention in areas with iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and low coverage of iodized salt. The mean reported coverage of 57 IOC distribution campaigns from 1986-1994 of people aged 1-45 years in 27 districts of Tanzania was 64% (range 20-96%). This declined over subsequent distribution rounds. However, due to delayed repeat distribution, only 43% of person-time was covered, based…
The Helen Keller international food frequency method may underestimate vitamin A intake where milk is a normal part of the young child diet
A recent innovation in assessing community vitamin A status is the Helen Keller International Food Frequency Method (HKI FFM), based on weekly intakes of key foods. Since it excludes animal milk, we investigated whether the amount of animal milk 345 pre‐school children received in a rural area of India contributed significantly to their total vitamin A intake. Degree of dilution and quantity of milk usually given were estimated and 9 milk samples…
Coverage and Cost of Iodized Oil Capsule Distribution in Tanzania
Distribution of oral iodized oil capsules (IOC) is an important intervention in areas with iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and low coverage of iodized salt. The mean reported coverage of 57 IOC distribution campaigns from 1986-1994 of people aged 1-45 years in 27 districts of Tanzania was 64% (range 20-96%). This declined over subsequent distribution rounds. However, due to delayed repeat distribution, only 43% of person-time was covered, based…
Relationships between vitamin A, iron status and helminthiasis in Bangladeshi school children
Objective To explore the relationships between biochemical indicators of vitamin A and iron status and the intestinal helminths Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm in primary school children. Setting Two rural governmental schools in northwestern Bangladesh. Design Cross-sectional study. Subjects The sample consisted of 164 children in grades 3–5. Methods Serum retinol and β-carotene (by high-performance liquid chromatography, HPLC), haemoglobin (H…
Five-year follow-up of a food-based vitamin A intervention in Tanzania
Objective To evaluate the long-term effects of a horticultural and nutrition education intervention in rural Tanzania. Design A quasi-experimental post-test design was used. Setting The research was carried out in 10 villages in Singida region, Tanzania. Subjects Mothers and their children aged 6–71 months ( n = 236) from an experimental (Ilongero) and control (Ihanja) area were interviewed regarding knowledge and practices related to vitamin A n…
Exclusive breast-feeding is rarely practised in rural and urban Morogoro, Tanzania
Objective: To investigate and compare feeding practices among infants of less than 7 months of age in a rural and an urban area in Tanzania. Design: Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based interview of mothers and focus group discussions with extension workers and community leaders. Setting: Eleven villages in a rural district and 10 wards in an urban district in the Morogoro region, Tanzania, west of Dar es Salaam. Subjects: Probability samples of …
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Tanzania (3 works) · Vitamin (3 works) · Animal science (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Physiology (2 works)