Meera Chhagan
Biographic Data
| ID | 7738441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meera Chhagan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meera |
| FAMILY NAME | Chhagan |
| SIGNATURE | CHHAGAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Screening Caregivers of Children for Risky Drinking in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The Vuka family program
An increasing number of adolescents born with HIV in South Africa are on antiretroviral treatment and have to confront complex issues related to coping with a chronic, stigmatizing and transmittable illness. Very few evidence-based mental health and health promotion programs for this population exist in South Africa. This study builds on a previous collaboratively designed and developmentally timed family-based intervention for early adolescents …
In‐home fortification with 2.5 mg iron as NaFeEdta does not reduce anaemia but increases weight gain
In-home fortification of infants with micronutrient powders (MNPs) containing 12.5 mg iron may increase morbidity from infections; therefore, an efficacious low-dose iron-containing MNP might be advantageous. Effects of iron-containing MNPs on infant growth are unclear. We assessed the efficacy of a low-iron MNP on iron status and growth and monitored safety in a randomised, controlled, double-blind 1-year trial in 6-month-old infants (n = 287) c…
Cost of childhood diarrhoea in rural South Africa
Objective To describe the cost of diarrhoeal illness in children aged 6–24 months in a rural South African community and to determine the threshold prevalence of stunting at which universal Zn plus vitamin A supplementation (VAZ) would be more cost-effective than vitamin A alone (VA) in preventing diarrhoea. Design We conducted a cost analysis using primary and secondary data sources. Using simulations we examined incremental costs of VAZ relativ…
Mental Health Disorders Among Caregivers of Preschool Children in the Asenze Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Effect on longitudinal growth and anemia of zinc or multiple micronutrients added to vitamin A
This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number. NCT00156832
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Effect on longitudinal growth and anemia of zinc or multiple micronutrients added to vitamin A
This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number. NCT00156832
Mental Health Disorders Among Caregivers of Preschool Children in the Asenze Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The Vuka family program
An increasing number of adolescents born with HIV in South Africa are on antiretroviral treatment and have to confront complex issues related to coping with a chronic, stigmatizing and transmittable illness. Very few evidence-based mental health and health promotion programs for this population exist in South Africa. This study builds on a previous collaboratively designed and developmentally timed family-based intervention for early adolescents …
In‐home fortification with 2.5 mg iron as NaFeEdta does not reduce anaemia but increases weight gain
In-home fortification of infants with micronutrient powders (MNPs) containing 12.5 mg iron may increase morbidity from infections; therefore, an efficacious low-dose iron-containing MNP might be advantageous. Effects of iron-containing MNPs on infant growth are unclear. We assessed the efficacy of a low-iron MNP on iron status and growth and monitored safety in a randomised, controlled, double-blind 1-year trial in 6-month-old infants (n = 287) c…
Cost of childhood diarrhoea in rural South Africa
Objective To describe the cost of diarrhoeal illness in children aged 6–24 months in a rural South African community and to determine the threshold prevalence of stunting at which universal Zn plus vitamin A supplementation (VAZ) would be more cost-effective than vitamin A alone (VA) in preventing diarrhoea. Design We conducted a cost analysis using primary and secondary data sources. Using simulations we examined incremental costs of VAZ relativ…
Screening Caregivers of Children for Risky Drinking in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Medicine (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Trace Elements in Health (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Anemia (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Iron Metabolism and Disorders (2 works)