Alice Mwangi

Biographic Data

ID7986314
NAMEAlice Mwangi
GIVEN NAMESAlice
FAMILY NAMEMwangi
SIGNATUREMWANGI A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Nairobi
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Dietary aflatoxin exposure of lactating mothers of children 0–6 months in Makueni County, Kenya

    Open AccessIsaac Otieno Ogallo, Dasel Wambua Mulwa Kaindi et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    The southeastern region of Kenya is prone to aflatoxin outbreaks, yet maternal and infant aflatoxin intake levels remain unclear. We determined dietary aflatoxin exposure of 170 lactating mothers breastfeeding children aged 6 months and below in a descriptive cross-sectional study involving aflatoxin analysis of maize-based cooked food samples (n = 48). Their socioeconomic characteristics, food consumption patterns and postharvest handling of mai…

  • In‐home fortification with 2.5 mg iron as NaFeEdta does not reduce anaemia but increases weight gain

    Open AccessTanja Barth‐Jaeggi, Diego Moretti et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2014

    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…

  • Simulation of the effect of maize porridge fortified with grain amaranth or micronutrient powder containing NaFeEdta on iron intake and status in Kenyan children

    Open AccessCatherine W Macharia-Mutie, Agnes M Omusundi et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective Simulating the probable impact of grain amaranth and highly absorbable, low-Fe micronutrient powder (MNP) on Fe status in a potential target population is an essential step in choosing and developing an appropriate actual intervention. Design We simulated the potential effect of fortifying maize porridge with grain amaranth or MNP on the prevalence of inadequate Fe intake and Fe deficiency using data from two cross-sectional surveys. In…

  • Sensory Acceptability and Factors Predicting the Consumption of Grain Amaranth in Kenya

    Catherine W Macharia-Mutie, Anne M Van de Wiel et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2011

    This study investigated the effect of adding grain amaranth flour on sensory acceptability of maize porridge in Kenya. Factors influencing the intention of mothers to feed their children on grain amaranth were identified. A significant difference between the various porridge ratios (50:50, 70:30, and 100:0 amaranth:maize) either in unfermented or fermented form could be detected. Preference for the unfermented amaranth enriched maize porridge was…

  • The ecology of street foods in Nairobi

    Alice Mboganie Mwangi, Alice Mwangi et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2001

    Very little is known about street foods in sub-Sahara Africa. We investigated the scope of the street food phenomenon in Nairobi, both in the past and present, with the aim of establishing circumstances surrounding its practice and its function in the urban food supply. We found that street food vending and consumption in Nairobi rapidly increased during the previous two decades, instigated by the need for affordable food among low-income urban d…