List of works - Valerie L Flax

"If my husband leaves me, I will go home and suffer, so better cling to him and hide this thing": The influence of gender on Option B+ prevention of mother-to-child transmission participation in Malawi and Uganda

scientific article

After their wives have delivered, a lot of men like going out: Perceptions of HIV transmission risk and support for HIV prevention methods during breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 15 December 2020

Antiretroviral Treatment Is Associated With Iron Deficiency in HIV-Infected Malawian Women That Is Mitigated With Supplementation, but Is Not Associated With Infant Iron Deficiency During 24 Weeks of Exclusive Breastfeeding

scientific article published in July 2015

Antiretroviral therapy provided to HIV-infected Malawian women in a randomized trial diminishes the positive effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements on breast-milk B vitamins

scientific article

Body size preferences and food choice among mothers and children in Malawi

scientific article published on 07 July 2020

Counseled women's perspectives on their interactions with lay health advisors: a feasibility study

scientific article published on 01 February 1999

Cross-country comparison of dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among adult women in urban Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 11 May 2020

Drivers of food consumption among overweight mother-child dyads in Malawi

scientific article published on 17 December 2020

Engaging fathers to support child nutrition increases frequency of children’s animal source food consumption in Rwanda

scientific article published in 2023

Factors associated with early growth in Egyptian infants: implications for addressing the dual burden of malnutrition.

scientific article

Factors influencing postnatal Option B+ participation and breastfeeding duration among HIV-positive women in Lilongwe District, Malawi: A qualitative study

scientific article

Feeding patterns and behaviors during home supplementation of underweight Malawian children with lipid-based nutrient supplements or corn-soy blend

article

Feeding patterns of underweight children in rural Malawi given supplementary fortified spread at home

scientific article published in January 2008

Group cell phones are feasible and acceptable for promoting optimal breastfeeding practices in a women's microcredit program in Nigeria

scientific article published on 18 March 2016

HIV-positive Malawian women with young children prefer overweight body sizes and link underweight body size with inability to exclusively breastfeed

scientific article published on 10 March 2017

Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling, Decision-Making, and Practices Among HIV-Infected Women in Malawi's Option B+ Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program: A Mixed Methods Study

scientific article

Infant and Young Child Feeding Decision Making and Practices: Malawian Mothers' and Fathers' Roles in the Context of HIV.

scientific article published on August 2017

Infant and young child feeding learning sessions during savings groups are feasible and acceptable for HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Malawi

article

Intake of lipid-based nutrient supplements during illness and convalescence among moderately-underweight Malawian children

scientific article published on December 2008

Integrating group counseling, cell phone messaging, and participant-generated songs and dramas into a microcredit program increases Nigerian women's adherence to international breastfeeding recommendations.

scientific article

Interactions among poverty, gender, and health systems affect women's participation in services to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child: A causal loop analysis.

scientific article

Lipid-based nutrient supplements are feasible as a breastmilk replacement for HIV-exposed infants from 24 to 48 weeks of age.

scientific article published on 06 March 2013

Malawian mothers' attitudes towards the use of two supplementary foods for moderately malnourished children

scientific article published on 21 June 2009

Maternal Literacy, Facility Birth, and Education Are Positively Associated with Better Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status among Ugandan Children

scientific article

Maternal weight loss during exclusive breastfeeding is associated with reduced weight and length gain in daughters of HIV-infected Malawian women

scientific article published on 22 May 2013

Optimizing portion-size estimation aids: a formative evaluation in Malawi

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

Perceptions of Child Body Size and Health Care Seeking for Undernourished Children in Southern Malawi

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Plasma Micronutrient Concentrations Are Altered by Antiretroviral Therapy and Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements in Lactating HIV-Infected Malawian Women

scientific article published on 8 July 2015

Plasma and breast-milk selenium in HIV-infected Malawian mothers are positively associated with infant selenium status but are not associated with maternal supplementation: results of the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition study

scientific article published on 05 February 2014

Prevention and treatment of childhood malnutrition in rural Malawi: Lungwena nutrition studies.

scientific article published on September 2009

Provision of lipid-based nutrient supplements to Honduran children increases their dietary macro- and micronutrient intake without displacing other foods.

scientific article

Response to the letter by Gedela

scientific article published in October 2015

Responsive feeding and child interest in food vary when rural Malawian children are fed lipid-based nutrient supplements or local complementary food

scientific article

Role of intestinal mucosal integrity in HIV transmission to infants through breast-feeding: the BAN study

scientific article published on 17 May 2013

The effects of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and antiretroviral therapy in a randomized controlled trial on iron, copper, and zinc in milk from HIV-infected Malawian mothers and associations with maternal and infant biomarkers

scientific article

Thiamin and Riboflavin in Human Milk: Effects of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation and Stage of Lactation on Vitamer Secretion and Contributions to Total Vitamin Content

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Use of lipid-based nutrient supplements by HIV-infected Malawian women during lactation has no effect on infant growth from 0 to 24 weeks

scientific article

Using Trials of Improved Practices to identify practices to address the double burden of malnutrition among Rwandan children

scientific article published on 21 June 2019

Validation of a digitally displayed photographic food portion-size estimation aid among women in urban and rural Malawi

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

What lay health advisors do: An evaluation of advisors' activities

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

‘It was caused by the carelessness of the parents’: cultural models of child malnutrition in southern Malawi ⬇️

scientific article published on August 14, 2013

List of works by Valerie L Flax

"If my husband leaves me, I will go home and suffer, so better cling to him and hide this thing": The influence of gender on Option B+ prevention of mother-to-child transmission participation in Malawi and Uganda

After their wives have delivered, a lot of men like going out: Perceptions of HIV transmission risk and support for HIV prevention methods during breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa

Antiretroviral Treatment Is Associated With Iron Deficiency in HIV-Infected Malawian Women That Is Mitigated With Supplementation, but Is Not Associated With Infant Iron Deficiency During 24 Weeks of Exclusive Breastfeeding

Antiretroviral therapy provided to HIV-infected Malawian women in a randomized trial diminishes the positive effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements on breast-milk B vitamins

Body size preferences and food choice among mothers and children in Malawi

Counseled women's perspectives on their interactions with lay health advisors: a feasibility study

Cross-country comparison of dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among adult women in urban Sub-Saharan Africa

Drivers of food consumption among overweight mother-child dyads in Malawi

Engaging fathers to support child nutrition increases frequency of children’s animal source food consumption in Rwanda

Factors associated with early growth in Egyptian infants: implications for addressing the dual burden of malnutrition.

Factors influencing postnatal Option B+ participation and breastfeeding duration among HIV-positive women in Lilongwe District, Malawi: A qualitative study

Feeding patterns and behaviors during home supplementation of underweight Malawian children with lipid-based nutrient supplements or corn-soy blend

Feeding patterns of underweight children in rural Malawi given supplementary fortified spread at home

Group cell phones are feasible and acceptable for promoting optimal breastfeeding practices in a women's microcredit program in Nigeria

HIV-positive Malawian women with young children prefer overweight body sizes and link underweight body size with inability to exclusively breastfeed

Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling, Decision-Making, and Practices Among HIV-Infected Women in Malawi's Option B+ Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program: A Mixed Methods Study

Infant and Young Child Feeding Decision Making and Practices: Malawian Mothers' and Fathers' Roles in the Context of HIV.

Infant and young child feeding learning sessions during savings groups are feasible and acceptable for HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Malawi

Intake of lipid-based nutrient supplements during illness and convalescence among moderately-underweight Malawian children

Integrating group counseling, cell phone messaging, and participant-generated songs and dramas into a microcredit program increases Nigerian women's adherence to international breastfeeding recommendations.

Interactions among poverty, gender, and health systems affect women's participation in services to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child: A causal loop analysis.

Lipid-based nutrient supplements are feasible as a breastmilk replacement for HIV-exposed infants from 24 to 48 weeks of age.

Malawian mothers' attitudes towards the use of two supplementary foods for moderately malnourished children

Maternal Literacy, Facility Birth, and Education Are Positively Associated with Better Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status among Ugandan Children

Maternal weight loss during exclusive breastfeeding is associated with reduced weight and length gain in daughters of HIV-infected Malawian women

Optimizing portion-size estimation aids: a formative evaluation in Malawi

Perceptions of Child Body Size and Health Care Seeking for Undernourished Children in Southern Malawi

Plasma Micronutrient Concentrations Are Altered by Antiretroviral Therapy and Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements in Lactating HIV-Infected Malawian Women

Plasma and breast-milk selenium in HIV-infected Malawian mothers are positively associated with infant selenium status but are not associated with maternal supplementation: results of the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition study

Prevention and treatment of childhood malnutrition in rural Malawi: Lungwena nutrition studies.

Provision of lipid-based nutrient supplements to Honduran children increases their dietary macro- and micronutrient intake without displacing other foods.

Response to the letter by Gedela

Responsive feeding and child interest in food vary when rural Malawian children are fed lipid-based nutrient supplements or local complementary food

Role of intestinal mucosal integrity in HIV transmission to infants through breast-feeding: the BAN study

The effects of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and antiretroviral therapy in a randomized controlled trial on iron, copper, and zinc in milk from HIV-infected Malawian mothers and associations with maternal and infant biomarkers

Thiamin and Riboflavin in Human Milk: Effects of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation and Stage of Lactation on Vitamer Secretion and Contributions to Total Vitamin Content

Use of lipid-based nutrient supplements by HIV-infected Malawian women during lactation has no effect on infant growth from 0 to 24 weeks

Using Trials of Improved Practices to identify practices to address the double burden of malnutrition among Rwandan children

Validation of a digitally displayed photographic food portion-size estimation aid among women in urban and rural Malawi

What lay health advisors do: An evaluation of advisors' activities

‘It was caused by the carelessness of the parents’: cultural models of child malnutrition in southern Malawi ⬇️