Constance Awuor Gewa
Biographic Data
| ID | 7556817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Constance Awuor Gewa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Constance Awuor |
| FAMILY NAME | Gewa |
| SIGNATURE | GEWA C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1285-4225 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“I thought I was going to die there
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain U.S. population groups have suffered higher rates of infection and mortality than whites, including Latinx. Public health officials blamed these outcomes on overcrowded housing and work in essential industries prior to the vaccine's availability. We sought to illuminate the lived experience of these factors through a qualitative study of undocumented Latinx immigrant workers in the secondary e…
Food Environment in and around Primary School Children’s Schools and Neighborhoods in Two Urban Settings in Kenya
We conducted a cross-sectional study to provide an overview primary school children food environment in two urban settings in Kenya. Six schools, catering to children from low-, medium- and high-income households in the cities of Nairobi and Kisumu in Kenya, participated in the study. Data on types of food places and foods offered were collected and healthy and unhealthy food availability scores calculated for each place. We utilized prevalence r…
Mothers’ beliefs about indigenous and traditional food affordability, availability and taste are significant predictors of indigenous and traditional food consumption among mothers and young children …
Objective: To examine mothers’ and young children’s consumption of indigenous and traditional foods (ITF), assess mothers’ perception of factors that influence ITF consumption, and examine the relationship between perceived factors and ITF consumption. Design: Longitudinal study design across two agricultural seasons. Seven-day FFQ utilized to assess dietary intake. Mothers interviewed to assess their beliefs about amounts of ITF that they or the…
Maternal knowledge, outcome expectancies and normative beliefs as determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding
In addition to knowledge levels, mothers' beliefs play an important role in mothers' decisions to practice exclusive breastfeeding. Mother's beliefs on the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the mother's health, physical appearance and ability to engage in other activities were shown to have the strongest relationship with premature cessation of exclusive breastfeeding. Addressing these beliefs has the potential to contribute to more effective …
Determining minimum food intake amounts for diet diversity scores to maximize associations with nutrient adequacy
Objective To explore multiple methods of calculating diet diversity scores (DDS) to maximize associations with predicted dietary micronutrient adequacy among schoolchildren in rural Kenya. Design Up to three 24 h recall interviews were administered for each child for a total of 1544 d of intake from all schoolchildren. Daily amounts of food consumed were assigned to one of eight food groups. Five DDS were developed based on various minimum intake…
Geographic distribution and socio-economic determinants of women's nutritional status in Mali households
Objective Mali is one of the poorest countries in Africa, with 72 % of its population surviving on less than $US 1·00 per day. Health and demographic indicators are bleak. With few exceptions, studies related to the health of women in Mali have largely been under-represented. In addition, in recent years a new type of malnutrition stemming from weight gain and obesity has been observed throughout Africa. The present study aimed to (i) describe ge…
A school-based supplementary food programme in rural Kenya did not reduce children's intake at home
Objective To examine changes in energy intake along with markers of dietary quality (animal-source energy and protein intakes) among household members in the presence of supplementary school feeding in rural Kenya. Design A 2-year, longitudinal, randomized controlled feeding intervention study. Setting Kyeni South Division, Embu District, Kenya. Subjects A total of 182 schoolchildren and selected household members. Results There was no evidence t…
Undernutrition among Kenyan children
Objective To examine the contribution of selected child-, maternal- and household-related factors to child undernutrition across two different age groups of Kenyan under-5s. Design Demographic and Health Survey data, multistage stratified cluster sampling methodology. Setting Rural and urban areas of Kenya. Subjects A total of 1851 children between the ages of 0 and 24 months and 1942 children between the ages of 25 and 59 months in Kenya. Result…
Maternal–child overweight/obesity and undernutrition in Kenya
Objective The purpose of the study was to examine geographic relationships of nutritional status (BMI), including underweight, overweight and obesity, among Kenyan mothers and children. Design Spatial relationships were examined concerning BMI of the mothers and BMI-for-age percentiles of their children. These included spatial statistical measures of the clustering of segments of the population, in addition to inspection of co-location of signifi…
Maternal nutrition in rural Kenya
High levels of food insecurity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection place most breastfeeding mothers in Kenya at high risk of malnutrition. We examined the role of selected socio-economic, demographic and health factors as determinants of nutritional status among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected mothers in rural Kenya and further examined the interrelationship between maternal nutritional and child nutritional status within this popula…
Childhood overweight and obesity among Kenyan pre-school children
Objective To report on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in Kenya and examine the associations between childhood overweight and selected maternal and child-related factors. Design Demographic Health Survey data, multistage stratified cluster sampling methodology. Setting Rural and urban areas of Kenya. Subjects A total of 1495 children between the ages of 3 and 5 years in Kenya. Results Over 30 % of the children w…
A comparison of weighed and recalled intakes for schoolchildren and mothers in rural Kenya
Objective To evaluate the relative validity of recalled intake among schoolchildren and mothers in rural Kenya. Design Cross-sectional study. Mothers’ recall of both the schoolchild’s intake and her own intake on the previous day were compared with intakes that were weighed by an interviewer in the home. Setting Karurumo location of Embu District in Kenya. Subjects A total of forty-two sets of grade 1 students and their mothers. Results Between 0…
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A comparison of weighed and recalled intakes for schoolchildren and mothers in rural Kenya
Objective To evaluate the relative validity of recalled intake among schoolchildren and mothers in rural Kenya. Design Cross-sectional study. Mothers’ recall of both the schoolchild’s intake and her own intake on the previous day were compared with intakes that were weighed by an interviewer in the home. Setting Karurumo location of Embu District in Kenya. Subjects A total of forty-two sets of grade 1 students and their mothers. Results Between 0…
Childhood overweight and obesity among Kenyan pre-school children
Objective To report on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in Kenya and examine the associations between childhood overweight and selected maternal and child-related factors. Design Demographic Health Survey data, multistage stratified cluster sampling methodology. Setting Rural and urban areas of Kenya. Subjects A total of 1495 children between the ages of 3 and 5 years in Kenya. Results Over 30 % of the children w…
Maternal nutrition in rural Kenya
High levels of food insecurity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection place most breastfeeding mothers in Kenya at high risk of malnutrition. We examined the role of selected socio-economic, demographic and health factors as determinants of nutritional status among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected mothers in rural Kenya and further examined the interrelationship between maternal nutritional and child nutritional status within this popula…
Undernutrition among Kenyan children
Objective To examine the contribution of selected child-, maternal- and household-related factors to child undernutrition across two different age groups of Kenyan under-5s. Design Demographic and Health Survey data, multistage stratified cluster sampling methodology. Setting Rural and urban areas of Kenya. Subjects A total of 1851 children between the ages of 0 and 24 months and 1942 children between the ages of 25 and 59 months in Kenya. Result…
Maternal–child overweight/obesity and undernutrition in Kenya
Objective The purpose of the study was to examine geographic relationships of nutritional status (BMI), including underweight, overweight and obesity, among Kenyan mothers and children. Design Spatial relationships were examined concerning BMI of the mothers and BMI-for-age percentiles of their children. These included spatial statistical measures of the clustering of segments of the population, in addition to inspection of co-location of signifi…
Geographic distribution and socio-economic determinants of women's nutritional status in Mali households
Objective Mali is one of the poorest countries in Africa, with 72 % of its population surviving on less than $US 1·00 per day. Health and demographic indicators are bleak. With few exceptions, studies related to the health of women in Mali have largely been under-represented. In addition, in recent years a new type of malnutrition stemming from weight gain and obesity has been observed throughout Africa. The present study aimed to (i) describe ge…
A school-based supplementary food programme in rural Kenya did not reduce children's intake at home
Objective To examine changes in energy intake along with markers of dietary quality (animal-source energy and protein intakes) among household members in the presence of supplementary school feeding in rural Kenya. Design A 2-year, longitudinal, randomized controlled feeding intervention study. Setting Kyeni South Division, Embu District, Kenya. Subjects A total of 182 schoolchildren and selected household members. Results There was no evidence t…
Determining minimum food intake amounts for diet diversity scores to maximize associations with nutrient adequacy
Objective To explore multiple methods of calculating diet diversity scores (DDS) to maximize associations with predicted dietary micronutrient adequacy among schoolchildren in rural Kenya. Design Up to three 24 h recall interviews were administered for each child for a total of 1544 d of intake from all schoolchildren. Daily amounts of food consumed were assigned to one of eight food groups. Five DDS were developed based on various minimum intake…
Maternal knowledge, outcome expectancies and normative beliefs as determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding
In addition to knowledge levels, mothers' beliefs play an important role in mothers' decisions to practice exclusive breastfeeding. Mother's beliefs on the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the mother's health, physical appearance and ability to engage in other activities were shown to have the strongest relationship with premature cessation of exclusive breastfeeding. Addressing these beliefs has the potential to contribute to more effective …
Mothers’ beliefs about indigenous and traditional food affordability, availability and taste are significant predictors of indigenous and traditional food consumption among mothers and young children …
Objective: To examine mothers’ and young children’s consumption of indigenous and traditional foods (ITF), assess mothers’ perception of factors that influence ITF consumption, and examine the relationship between perceived factors and ITF consumption. Design: Longitudinal study design across two agricultural seasons. Seven-day FFQ utilized to assess dietary intake. Mothers interviewed to assess their beliefs about amounts of ITF that they or the…
Food Environment in and around Primary School Children’s Schools and Neighborhoods in Two Urban Settings in Kenya
We conducted a cross-sectional study to provide an overview primary school children food environment in two urban settings in Kenya. Six schools, catering to children from low-, medium- and high-income households in the cities of Nairobi and Kisumu in Kenya, participated in the study. Data on types of food places and foods offered were collected and healthy and unhealthy food availability scores calculated for each place. We utilized prevalence r…
“I thought I was going to die there
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain U.S. population groups have suffered higher rates of infection and mortality than whites, including Latinx. Public health officials blamed these outcomes on overcrowded housing and work in essential industries prior to the vaccine's availability. We sought to illuminate the lived experience of these factors through a qualitative study of undocumented Latinx immigrant workers in the secondary e…
Medicine (12 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (11 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Demography (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Malnutrition (4 works) · Overweight (4 works)