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Justine A. Kavle
Researcher at George Washington University
Publications - 31
Citations - 831
Justine A. Kavle is an academic researcher from George Washington University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breastfeeding & Population. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 26 publications receiving 623 citations. Previous affiliations of Justine A. Kavle include Johns Hopkins University & PATH.
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Association between Anaemia during Pregnancy and Blood Loss at and after Delivery among Women with Vaginal Births in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Justine A. Kavle,Rebecca J. Stoltzfus,Frank R. Witter,James M. Tielsch,Sabra S. Khalfan,Laura E. Caulfield +5 more
TL;DR: Findings provide unique evidence of a previously-suspected link between maternal anaemia and greater blood loss at childbirth and postpartum and further research is needed to confirm these findings on a larger sample of women.
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Addressing barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and programmatic implications.
TL;DR: Implementing the counselling skills of health workers to address breast-feeding problems and increasing community support for breast- feeding are critical components of infant and young child feeding programming, which will aid in attaining the 2025 World Health Assembly EBF targets.
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Association of Pica with Anemia and Gastrointestinal Distress among Pregnant Women in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Sera L. Young,Sabra S. Khalfan,Tamer H. Farag,Justine A. Kavle,Said M. Ali,Hamad Hajji,Kathleen M. Rasmussen,Gretel H. Pelto,James M. Tielsch,Rebecca J. Stoltzfus +9 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that the nature of the relationship between pica, pregnancy, gastrointestinal distress, and iron deficiency anemia merits further investigation.
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Addressing barriers to maternal nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A review of the evidence and programme implications.
Justine A. Kavle,Megan Landry +1 more
TL;DR: Tailored, culturally resonant nutrition education and counselling on diet during pregnancy and lactation and weight gain during pregnancy, as well as monitoring of progress in maternal nutrition, are areas of needed attention.
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Outbreak of West Nile virus causing severe neurological involvement in children, Nuba Mountains, Sudan, 2002
TL;DR: The unique aspects of the WNW outbreak in Sudan, i.e. disease occurrence solely among children and the clinical domination of encephalitis, involving severe neurological sequelae, demonstrate the continuing evolution of WNV virulence.