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Stephen A. Vosti
Researcher at University of California, Davis
Publications - 165
Citations - 4987
Stephen A. Vosti is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 154 publications receiving 4353 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen A. Vosti include University of Bonn & International Food Policy Research Institute.
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Links between rural poverty and the environment in developing countries: Asset categories and investment poverty
Thomas Reardon,Stephen A. Vosti +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a framework for analyzing the links between poverty and the environment in rural areas of developing countries is presented, with particular focus on farm household income generation and investment strategies as determinants.
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The impact of lipid-based nutrient supplement provision to pregnant women on newborn size in rural Malawi: a randomized controlled trial
Per Ashorn,Lotta Alho,Ulla Ashorn,Yin Bun Cheung,Kathryn G. Dewey,Ulla Harjunmaa,Anna Lartey,Minyanga Nkhoma,Nozgechi Phiri,John Phuka,Stephen A. Vosti,Mamane Zeilani,Kenneth Maleta +12 more
TL;DR: The study findings do not support a hypothesis that provision of SQ-LNS to all pregnant women would increase the mean birth size in rural Malawi.
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Supplementation of Maternal Diets during Pregnancy and for 6 Months Postpartum and Infant Diets Thereafter with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Does Not Promote Child Growth by 18 Months of Age in Rural Malawi: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Per Ashorn,Lotta Alho,Ulla Ashorn,Yin Bun Cheung,Kathryn G. Dewey,Austrida Gondwe,Ulla Harjunmaa,Anna Lartey,Nozgechi Phiri,Thokozani E Phiri,Stephen A. Vosti,Mamane Zeilani,Kenneth Maleta +12 more
TL;DR: The findings do not support a hypothesis that provision of SQ-LNSs to women in pregnancy and postpartum and to children from 6 to 18 mo of age would promote child growth in this Malawian study area.
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Lipid-based nutrient supplement increases the birth size of infants of primiparous women in Ghana
Seth Adu-Afarwuah,Anna Lartey,Harriet Okronipa,Per Ashorn,Mamane Zeilani,Janet M Peerson,Mary Arimond,Stephen A. Vosti,Kathryn G. Dewey +8 more
TL;DR: Prenatal LNS supplementation can improve fetal growth among vulnerable women in Ghana, particularly primiparous women, with parity being the most consistent modifier.
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Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, Regardless of Their Zinc Content, Increase Growth and Reduce the Prevalence of Stunting and Wasting in Young Burkinabe Children: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Sonja Y. Hess,Souheila Abbeddou,Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez,Jérôme W. Somé,Stephen A. Vosti,Zinewende Ouedraogo,Rosemonde Guissou,Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo,Kenneth H. Brown +8 more
TL;DR: Providing SQ-LNS daily with or without zinc, along with malaria and diarrhea treatment, significantly increased growth and reduced stunting, wasting and anemia prevalence in young children.