Sophie Ochola

Biographic Data

ID7742828
NAMESophie Ochola
GIVEN NAMESSophie
FAMILY NAMEOchola
SIGNATUREOCHOLA S
AFFILIATIONSKenyatta University
ORCID0000-0003-0726-2428
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Differences Between Health- and Skill-Related Physical Fitness Profiles of Kenyan Children from Urban and Rural Areas

    Open AccessStanley Kagunda Kinuthia, Gareth Stratton et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    Physical fitness is a key indicator of children's health, yet amidst rising inactivity and obesity, data on Kenyan children are scarce. This study assessed health- and skill-related fitness differences between rural and urban Kenyan children while examining demographic influences. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), BMI, strength, flexibility, speed, agility, and coordination were assessed in 1131 children aged 11.07 ± 0.9 years (52.7% girls) recrui…

  • Feasibility of delivering vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming through routine community health services in Siaya County, Kenya

    Open AccessSophie Ochola, Asa Lelei et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Vitamin A deficiency and soil-transmitted helminth infection are serious public health problems in Kenya. The coverage of vitamin A supplementation and deworming medication (VASD) provided through mass campaigns is generally high, yet with a cost that is not sustainable, while coverage offered through routine health services is low. Alternative strategies are needed that achieve the recommended coverage of >80% of children twice annually and can …

  • Wealth and obesity in pre-adolescents and their guardians

    Open AccessSophie Ochola, Noora Kanerva et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is increasing in lower-middle-income countries as these countries transition to unhealthy lifestyles. The transition is mostly predominant in urban areas. We assessed the association between wealth and obesity in two sub-counties in Nairobi City County, Kenya, in the context of family and poverty. This cross-sectional study was conducted among of 9–14 years old pre-adolescents and their guardians living…

  • Effect of Moringa Oleifera fortified porridge consumption on protein and vitamin A status of children with cerebral palsy in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessJanet Kajuju Malla, Sophie Ochola et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Background Malnutrition due to inadequate dietary intake is commonly reported in children with Cerebral palsy (CP). Poor dietary intakes are majorly caused by feeding dysfunctions secondary to oro-motor impairment characteristic of the condition. Strategies that improve nutrient densities in foods can help enhance nutrient intakes by these children. Objective This study investigated the effect of consumption of fermented finger millet porridge fo…

  • Community perceptions towards the new role of traditional birth attendants as birth companions and nutrition advocates in Kakamega County, Kenya

    Open AccessEsther Anono, Sophie Ochola et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Delivery with skilled birth attendants is important for reducing maternal mortality in developing countries. However, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are abundant in such settings, managing deliveries without the skills and resources necessary to prevent mortality in this situations. Interventions that have been proposed to mitigate the situation include redefining the role of TBAs to nutrition advocates and birth companions for pregnant wome…

  • Integrating nutrition into health systems at community level

    Open AccessJacqueline K Kung’u, Richard Pendame et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Maternal undernutrition and mortality remain high in several African countries. Key nutrition and health interventions improve maternal and birth outcomes. Evidence is scarce on how to strengthen health systems to ensure pregnant women and newborns are reached with these interventions. We conducted three quasi-experimental nonrandomized Community Based Maternal and Neonatal Health and Nutrition projects in regions of Ethiopia, Senegal, and Kenya …

  • Effects of agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rain on dietary adequacy and household food security in rural areas of Kenya

    Open AccessFlorence K M'Kaibi, Florence K M’Kaibi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Important significant relationships were found in this study: between agricultural biodiversity and dietary adequacy; between agricultural biodiversity and household food security and between dietary adequacy and household food security. Furthermore, the effect of seasonality on household food security and nutrient intake was illustrated

  • Impact of counselling on exclusive breast-feeding practices in a poor urban setting in Kenya

    Open AccessSophie A Ochola, Sophie Ochola et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To determine the impact of facility-based semi-intensive and home-based intensive counselling in improving exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) in a low-resource urban setting in Kenya. Design A cluster randomized controlled trial in which nine villages were assigned on a 1:1:1 ratio, by computer, to two intervention groups and a control group. The home-based intensive counselling group (HBICG) received seven counselling sessions at home by t…

  • Predictors of overweight and obesity in adult women in Nairobi Province, Kenya

    Open AccessRegina W Mbochi, Elizabeth Kuria et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The predictors of overweight and obesity showed that urbanization and the nutrition transition were well established in the sample of women studied in the high SE groups. They exhibited a sedentary lifestyle and consumed a diet high in energy, protein, fat, cholesterol, and alcohol and lower in fibre and carbohydrate compared with those in the low SE groups