KE Charlton
Biographic Data
| ID | 7551799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | KE Charlton |
| GIVEN NAMES | KE |
| FAMILY NAME | Charlton |
| SIGNATURE | CHARLTON K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Development of a novel nutrition screening tool for use in elderly South Africans
Objective To develop a nutrition screening tool for use in older South Africans. Design A cross-sectional validation study in 283 free-living and institutionalised black South Africans (60+ years). Methods Trained fieldworkers administered a 24-hour recall and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) screening tool, and performed anthropometric measurements and physical function tests. Cognitive function was assessed using a validated version of the…
Knowledge of iodine nutrition in the South African adult population
Objectives To determine the level of knowledge regarding iodine nutrition and its relationship with socio-economic status in the South African population. Design A cross-sectional population survey collecting questionnaire information on knowledge of iodine nutrition and sociodemographic variables in a multistage, stratified, cluster study sample, representative of the adult South African population. Setting Home visits and personal interviews in…
Full-term, peri-urban South African infants under 6 months of age are at risk for early-onset anaemia
Objective: There is a paucity of data on the micronutrient status of low-income, lactating South African women and their infants under 6 months of age. The aim of this study was to elucidate the level of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in peri-urban breast-feeding women and their young infants. Design: Cross-sectional study including anthropometric, biochemical and infant feeding data. Setting: Peri-urban settlement in Cape Town, South Afr…
Sources and credibility of nutrition information among black urban South African women, with a focus on messages related to obesity
Objectives: (1) To identify the major sources of nutrition information, and the perceived credibility thereof, among urban black South African women; and (2) to determine the level of knowledge regarding nutrition, particularly regarding the topic of obesity. Design: A cross–sectional descriptive study that was both qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative (individual questionnaires). Three hundred and ninety–four black women aged 17–49 years …
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Full-term, peri-urban South African infants under 6 months of age are at risk for early-onset anaemia
Objective: There is a paucity of data on the micronutrient status of low-income, lactating South African women and their infants under 6 months of age. The aim of this study was to elucidate the level of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in peri-urban breast-feeding women and their young infants. Design: Cross-sectional study including anthropometric, biochemical and infant feeding data. Setting: Peri-urban settlement in Cape Town, South Afr…
Sources and credibility of nutrition information among black urban South African women, with a focus on messages related to obesity
Objectives: (1) To identify the major sources of nutrition information, and the perceived credibility thereof, among urban black South African women; and (2) to determine the level of knowledge regarding nutrition, particularly regarding the topic of obesity. Design: A cross–sectional descriptive study that was both qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative (individual questionnaires). Three hundred and ninety–four black women aged 17–49 years …
Development of a novel nutrition screening tool for use in elderly South Africans
Objective To develop a nutrition screening tool for use in older South Africans. Design A cross-sectional validation study in 283 free-living and institutionalised black South Africans (60+ years). Methods Trained fieldworkers administered a 24-hour recall and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) screening tool, and performed anthropometric measurements and physical function tests. Cognitive function was assessed using a validated version of the…
Knowledge of iodine nutrition in the South African adult population
Objectives To determine the level of knowledge regarding iodine nutrition and its relationship with socio-economic status in the South African population. Design A cross-sectional population survey collecting questionnaire information on knowledge of iodine nutrition and sociodemographic variables in a multistage, stratified, cluster study sample, representative of the adult South African population. Setting Home visits and personal interviews in…
Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Anthropometry (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Breast feeding (1 works)