TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietary patterns of children aged 0-59 months in Ukambani region of Kenya
AU - Ndiku, Mueni
AU - Sabaté, Joan
AU - Singh, Pramil
AU - Jaceldo-Siegl, Karen
N1 - Objective: Severe drought struck Northern and Eastern Kenya in 2006 that forced ~10% of Kenyan population to face starvation, and subsequent malnutrition in children. We assessed the dietary patterns of children aged 0-59 months in Mwingi (MW) and Makueni (MA), two drought-stricken districts in Eastern Kenya.
PY - 2009/4/1
Y1 - 2009/4/1
N2 - Objective: Severe drought struck Northern and Eastern Kenya in 2006 that forced ~10% of Kenyan population to face starvation, and subsequent malnutrition in children. We assessed the dietary patterns of children aged 0-59 months in Mwingi (MW) and Makueni (MA), two drought-stricken districts in Eastern Kenya. Mwingi district uses pearl millet as the main staple cereal while Makueni uses maize (corn). Method(s): We interviewed 403 mothers to collect dietary information about their children from 4 randomly selected locations in MW and MA. Surrogate 24-hr recalls from 614 children (300 boys and 314 girls) were obtained, and subsequently entered using NDSR 2008. Nutrients were transformed to achieve normality. Intake of selected nutrients and food groups were compared between the two districts using t-test. Result(s): Average (mean +/- SD) energy intake (1064+/-499 kcal) in MW was significantly higher compared to MA (966 +/- 470 kcal) (p
AB - Objective: Severe drought struck Northern and Eastern Kenya in 2006 that forced ~10% of Kenyan population to face starvation, and subsequent malnutrition in children. We assessed the dietary patterns of children aged 0-59 months in Mwingi (MW) and Makueni (MA), two drought-stricken districts in Eastern Kenya. Mwingi district uses pearl millet as the main staple cereal while Makueni uses maize (corn). Method(s): We interviewed 403 mothers to collect dietary information about their children from 4 randomly selected locations in MW and MA. Surrogate 24-hr recalls from 614 children (300 boys and 314 girls) were obtained, and subsequently entered using NDSR 2008. Nutrients were transformed to achieve normality. Intake of selected nutrients and food groups were compared between the two districts using t-test. Result(s): Average (mean +/- SD) energy intake (1064+/-499 kcal) in MW was significantly higher compared to MA (966 +/- 470 kcal) (p
UR - https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.916.5
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/56f7553e-91a6-34d9-88d6-a028f70e6f49/
U2 - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.916.5
DO - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.916.5
M3 - Meeting abstract
SN - 0892-6638
VL - 23
SP - 916.5
JO - FASEB Journal
JF - FASEB Journal
IS - S1
ER -