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Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage
Researcher at University of the Witwatersrand
Publications - 61
Citations - 3086
Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Breastfeeding. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 57 publications receiving 2611 citations. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage include Shelter Insurance.
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Effect of mother’s education on child’s nutritional status in the slums of Nairobi
TL;DR: Overall, mothers’ education persists as a strong predictor of child’s nutritional status in urban slum settings, even after controlling for other factors, which may contribute to breaking the poverty cycle in urban poor settings.
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Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya
Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage,Nyovani Madise,Jean-Christophe Fotso,Catherine Kyobutungi,Martin K. Mutua,Tabither Gitau,Nelly Yatich +6 more
TL;DR: The study indicates poor adherence to WHO recommendations for breastfeeding and infant feeding practices in Nairobi slums and interventions should pay attention to factors such as cultural practices, access to and utilization of health care facilities, child feeding education, and family planning.
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The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity, and metabolic disease risk in rural South African children
Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage,Kathleen Kahn,Kathleen Kahn,John M. Pettifor,Stephen Tollman,Stephen Tollman,David B. Dunger,Xavier Gómez-Olivé,Shane A. Norris +8 more
TL;DR: The study highlights that in transitional societies, early stunting and adolescent obesity may co-exist in the same socio-geographic population, but variation in factors such as infectious disease burden and physical activity patterns, as well as social influences, need to be investigated.
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The Global Nutrition Report 2014: Actions and Accountability to Accelerate the World’s Progress on Nutrition
Lawrence Haddad,Endang Achadi,Mohamed Ag Bendech,Arti Ahuja,Komal Bhatia,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Monika Blössner,Elaine Borghi,Esi K Colecraft,Mercedes de Onis,Kamilla Eriksen,Jessica Fanzo,Rafael Flores-Ayala,Patrizia Fracassi,Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage,Eunice Nago Koukoubou,Julia Krasevec,Holly Newby,Rachel Nugent,Stineke Oenema,Yves Martin-Prével,Judith Randel,Jennifer Harris Requejo,Tara Shyam,Emorn Udomkesmalee,K. Srinath Reddy +25 more
TL;DR: By focusing on undernutrition and overweight, the GNR puts malnutrition in a new light and identifies bottlenecks in the scale-up of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive approaches and highlights actions to accelerate coverage and reach.
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Quality of Water the Slum Dwellers Use: The Case of a Kenyan Slum
TL;DR: The study suggests that the pit latrines were a major source of contamination of the wells with fecal matter and there is a high possibility of the presence of disease pathogens in the water; thus, the water from the wells in Langas may not be suitable for human consumption.