Martha Mwangome

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Martha Mwangome is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha Mwangome has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 19 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 17 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Martha Mwangome's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (41 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (18 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (13 papers). Martha Mwangome is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (41 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (18 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (13 papers). Martha Mwangome collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Martha Mwangome's co-authors include James A. Berkley, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Marios Poullas, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Sandro Demaio, Ana Lydia Sawaya, Rasmus Wibæk, Andrew M. Prentice, Greg Fegan and Moses M. Ngari and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Martha Mwangome

44 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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The double burden of malnutrition: aetiological pathways and consequences for health

2019 536 citations Jonathan C. K. Wells, Ana Lydia Sawaya et al. The Lancet profile →

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Christine M. McDonald United States

Demewoz Haile Ethiopia

Amare Tariku Ethiopia

Lindsey M. Locks United States

John Phuka Malawi

Steve Collins United Kingdom

Stephanie A. Richard United States

Sarmila Mazumder India

Katherine L. Dickin United States

Amanda Zongrone United States

Christine M. McDonald United States

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Imam, Zainab, Helen Nabwera, Olukemi Oluwatoyin Tongo, et al.. (2024). Time to full enteral feeds in hospitalised preterm and very low birth weight infants in Nigeria and Kenya. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0277847–e0277847. 3 indexed citations

Mwangome, Martha, et al.. (2024). Stunting in the first year of life: Pathway analysis of a birth cohort. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). e0002908–e0002908. 4 indexed citations

Talbert, Alison W., Moses M. Ngari, Christina W. Obiero, et al.. (2023). Trends in inpatient and post-discharge mortality among young infants admitted to Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 13(1). e067482–e067482. 4 indexed citations

Nabwera, Helen, Stephen Allen, Olukemi Oluwatoyin Tongo, et al.. (2022). Prospective observational study of the challenges in diagnosing common neonatal conditions in Nigeria and Kenya. BMJ Open. 12(12). e064575–e064575. 2 indexed citations

Tongo, Olukemi Oluwatoyin, Alison W. Talbert, Helen Nabwera, et al.. (2022). Enteral Feeding Practices for Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Nigeria and Kenya. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. 892209–892209. 4 indexed citations

Lelijveld, Natasha, et al.. (2021). Anthropometric Criteria for Identifying Infants Under 6 Months of Age at Risk of Morbidity and Mortality: A Systematic Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 173301680–173301680. 23 indexed citations

Mwangome, Martha, et al.. (2021). Infant malnutrition treatment in Kenya: Health worker and breastfeeding peer supporter experiences. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17(3). e13148–e13148. 4 indexed citations

Nabwera, Helen, Dingmei Wang, Olukemi Oluwatoyin Tongo, et al.. (2021). Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0244109–e0244109. 17 indexed citations

Daniel, Allison I, Céline Bourdon, Alex Kiss, et al.. (2020). Maternal BMI is positively associated with human milk fat: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 113(4). 1009–1022. 41 indexed citations

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Mwangome, Martha, Alison W. Talbert, Neema Mturi, et al.. (2019). Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 months old. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16(1). e12868–e12868. 19 indexed citations

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Gonzales, Gerard Bryan, Moses M. Ngari, James M. Njunge, et al.. (2019). Phenotype is sustained during hospital readmissions following treatment for complicated severe malnutrition among Kenyan children: A retrospective cohort study. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16(2). e12913–e12913. 5 indexed citations

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Wells, Jonathan C. K., Ana Lydia Sawaya, Rasmus Wibæk, et al.. (2019). The double burden of malnutrition: aetiological pathways and consequences for health. The Lancet. 395(10217). 75–88. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schoenbuchner, Simon, Carmel Dolan, Martha Mwangome, et al.. (2018). The relationship between wasting and stunting: a retrospective cohort analysis of longitudinal data in Gambian children from 1976 to 2016. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 110(2). 498–507. 107 indexed citations

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Talbert, Alison W., Benjamin Tsofa, Edward Mumbo, James A. Berkley, & Martha Mwangome. (2018). Knowledge of, and attitudes to giving expressed breastmilk to infants in rural coastal Kenya; focus group discussions of first time mothers and their advisers. International Breastfeeding Journal. 13(1). 16–16. 16 indexed citations

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Ngari, Moses M., Greg Fegan, Martha Mwangome, et al.. (2017). Mortality after Inpatient Treatment for Severe Pneumonia in Children: a Cohort Study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 31(3). 233–242. 41 indexed citations

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Mwangome, Martha, Moses M. Ngari, Greg Fegan, et al.. (2017). Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 105(6). 1415–1423. 39 indexed citations

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Mwangome, Martha, Greg Fegan, Andrew M. Prentice, & James A. Berkley. (2014). Maternal perception of malnutrition among infants using verbal and pictorial methods in Kenya. Public Health Nutrition. 18(5). 869–876. 7 indexed citations

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Mwangome, Martha, et al.. (2012). Reliability and accuracy of anthropometry performed by community health workers among infants under 6 months in rural Kenya. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 17(5). 622–629. 55 indexed citations

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Mwangome, Martha, Greg Fegan, Andrew M. Prentice, & James A. Berkley. (2011). Are diagnostic criteria for acute malnutrition affected by hydration status in hospitalized children? A repeated measures study. Nutrition Journal. 10(1). 92–92. 51 indexed citations

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Mwangome, Martha, et al.. (2010). Determinants of Appropriate Child Health and Nutrition Practices among Women in Rural Gambia. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 28(2). 167–72. 51 indexed citations

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