Mohamed Ag Bendech
Biographic Data
| ID | 7554420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mohamed Ag Bendech |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mohamed Ag |
| FAMILY NAME | Bendech |
| SIGNATURE | BENDECH M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Maternal anaemia in West and Central Africa
Objective To review the prevalence, severity and determinants of anaemia among women in West and Central Africa (WCA) and raise awareness among policy makers and programme planners in the region. Design Systematic descriptive review of data in the public domain of the ORC Macro MEASURE Demographic and Health Surveys, national nutrition surveys, oral and technical communications at regional meetings, studies published in scientific journals, and W…
Determinants of high vitamin A supplementation coverage among pre-school children in Mali
Objectives To assess vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage of children aged 6–59 months and the factors that favour or limit this coverage during the National Nutrition Weeks in Mali. Design Cross-sectional study. Interviews about demographic factors and children's adherence to the vitamin A capsule distribution programme were conducted. Professionals' knowledge of vitamin A and various aspects related to the supplementation strategy were asse…
A randomised trial in Mali of the effectiveness of weekly iron supplements given by teachers on the haemoglobin concentrations of schoolchildren
Objective: To assess the effect on the haemoglobin concentrations of schoolchildren of weekly iron tablets administered by teachers. Design: Sixty schools were randomly assigned to two groups: in 30 schools children were given weekly for 10 weeks a tablet providing 65 mg of iron and 0.25 mg of folic acid; in the other 30 schools no iron tablets were given. All children were dewormed and given vitamin A before the study began. The haemoglobin conc…
Assessment of dietary intake at home and outside the home in Bamako (Mali)
A food consumption survey undertaken in Mali, including 74 households and 367 inhabitants, showed that meals prepared at home secured the daily energy requirement in 79%, 66% and 54% of the families of fair, middle and low socio‐economic status, respectively. Likewise, the ratio of energy supplied as high quality protein and the intake of calcium and vitamin A diminished with decreasing incomes. These inadequacies were partly compensated for by s…
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Assessment of dietary intake at home and outside the home in Bamako (Mali)
A food consumption survey undertaken in Mali, including 74 households and 367 inhabitants, showed that meals prepared at home secured the daily energy requirement in 79%, 66% and 54% of the families of fair, middle and low socio‐economic status, respectively. Likewise, the ratio of energy supplied as high quality protein and the intake of calcium and vitamin A diminished with decreasing incomes. These inadequacies were partly compensated for by s…
A randomised trial in Mali of the effectiveness of weekly iron supplements given by teachers on the haemoglobin concentrations of schoolchildren
Objective: To assess the effect on the haemoglobin concentrations of schoolchildren of weekly iron tablets administered by teachers. Design: Sixty schools were randomly assigned to two groups: in 30 schools children were given weekly for 10 weeks a tablet providing 65 mg of iron and 0.25 mg of folic acid; in the other 30 schools no iron tablets were given. All children were dewormed and given vitamin A before the study began. The haemoglobin conc…
Determinants of high vitamin A supplementation coverage among pre-school children in Mali
Objectives To assess vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage of children aged 6–59 months and the factors that favour or limit this coverage during the National Nutrition Weeks in Mali. Design Cross-sectional study. Interviews about demographic factors and children's adherence to the vitamin A capsule distribution programme were conducted. Professionals' knowledge of vitamin A and various aspects related to the supplementation strategy were asse…
Maternal anaemia in West and Central Africa
Objective To review the prevalence, severity and determinants of anaemia among women in West and Central Africa (WCA) and raise awareness among policy makers and programme planners in the region. Design Systematic descriptive review of data in the public domain of the ORC Macro MEASURE Demographic and Health Surveys, national nutrition surveys, oral and technical communications at regional meetings, studies published in scientific journals, and W…
Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Iron Metabolism and Disorders (2 works) · Rural area (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works)