Browsing Department of Health Promotion and Development by Subject "Kenya"
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Breast-, complementary and bottle-feeding practices in Kenya: stagnant trends were experienced from 1998 to 2009
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-02)The pattern of infant and young child feeding that provides the most benefit includes being put to the breast within an hour of birth, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, continued breastfeeding along with complementary ... -
Child Physical Growth and Care Practices in Kenya: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-03-18)Background: The aims of this dissertation were to describe trends in child undernutrition in Kenya manifest as poor physical growth, along with trends in feeding care practices, and to examine socio-demographic correlates ... -
Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008-09
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-13)Background: Research on trends in child undernutrition in Kenya has been hindered by the challenges of changing criteria for classifying undernutrition, and an emphasis in the literature on international comparisons of ... -
The Luo co-wives of Kenya: Using Resistance Resources to Achieve an Empowered Quality of Life
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)Health is an abstract, hazy and contested concept that means different things to different people. One of the most persistent confusions between definitions of health has been whether to focus on wellness or on the absence ...