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List of works by John Phuka

A lipid-based nutrient supplement but not corn-soy blend modestly increases weight gain among 6- to 18-month-old moderately underweight children in rural Malawi

scientific article published on 22 September 2010

A method to develop vocabulary checklists in new languages and their validity to assess early language development.

scientific article

Acceptability of three novel lipid-based nutrient supplements among Malawian infants and their caregivers

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An effectiveness trial showed lipid-based nutrient supplementation but not corn-soya blend offered a modest benefit in weight gain among 6- to 18-month-old underweight children in rural Malawi.

scientific article published on 13 June 2012

Association between breast milk intake at 9-10 months of age and growth and development among Malawian young children

scientific article published on 19 January 2018

Associations of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and post-partum with maternal cognition and caregiving

scientific article published on 2 November 2017

Breast milk intake is not reduced more by the introduction of energy dense complementary food than by typical infant porridge

scientific article published in July 2007

Combining Wearable Devices and Mobile Surveys to Study Child and Youth Development in Malawi: Implementation Study of a Multimodal Approach

scientific article published on 5 March 2021

Complementary feeding with fortified spread and incidence of severe stunting in 6- to 18-month-old rural Malawians

scientific article published on July 2008

Developmental outcomes among 18-month-old Malawians after a year of complementary feeding with lipid-based nutrient supplements or corn-soy flour

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Effect of complementary feeding with lipid-based nutrient supplements and corn-soy blend on the incidence of stunting and linear growth among 6- to 18-month-old infants and children in rural Malawi

scientific article published on 25 June 2013

Factors associated with breast milk intake among 9-10-month-old Malawian infants

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

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

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

scientific article published in January 2008

Impact of lipid-based nutrient supplements and corn-soy blend on energy and nutrient intake among moderately underweight 8-18-month-old children participating in a clinical trial

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Linear Growth and Child Development in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Malawi

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Increase Energy and Macronutrient Intakes from Complementary Food among Malawian Infants

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Lipid-based nutrient supplements do not affect the risk of malaria or respiratory morbidity in 6- to 18-month-old Malawian children in a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Malawian Mothers Consider Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Acceptable for Children throughout a 1-Year Intervention, but Deviation from User Recommendations Is Common

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

scientific article published on 21 June 2009

Maternal Functional Health Literacy Does Not Predict Child Growth, Development, or Illness from 6 to 18 Mo of Age in Malawi (P11-004-19)

Omicron B.1.1.529 variant infections associated with severe disease are uncommon in a COVID-19 under-vaccinated, high SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence population in Malawi

scientific article published in 2023

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

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

Postintervention growth of Malawian children who received 12-mo dietary complementation with a lipid-based nutrient supplement or maize-soy flour.

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

scientific article published on September 2009

Providing lipid-based nutrient supplements does not affect developmental milestones among Malawian children

scientific article published on 18 November 2013

Provision of 10-40 g/d Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements from 6 to 18 Months of Age Does Not Prevent Linear Growth Faltering in Malawi

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Provision of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements from Age 6 to 18 Months Does Not Affect Infant Development Scores in a Randomized Trial in Malawi

scientific article published on 9 July 2016

Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for children age 6-24 months: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of effects on developmental outcomes and effect modifiers

scientific article published on 2 November 2021

Supplementary feeding with fortified spread among moderately underweight 6-18-month-old rural Malawian children.

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The association of malaria morbidity with linear growth, hemoglobin, iron status, and development in young Malawian children: a prospective cohort study

scholarly article by Jaden Bendabenda et al published 28 December 2018 in BMC Pediatrics

The effect of providing lipid-based nutrient supplements on morbidity in rural Malawian infants and young children: a randomized controlled trial

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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

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The validity of a structured interactive 24-hour recall in estimating energy and nutrient intakes in 15-month-old rural Malawian children.

scientific article published on 15 February 2011

Undernutrition malnutrition in infants in developing countries

scientific article published on 01 February 2009