Blar i Kristiania Open Archive på forfatter "Atukunda, Prudence"
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Aflatoxins: Occurrence, Exposure, and Binding to Lactobacillus Species from the Gut Microbiota of Rural Ugandan Children
Wacoo, Alex; Atukunda, Prudence; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Braster, Martin; Wagner, Marijke; van den Broek, Tim; Sybesma, Wilbert; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Kort, Remco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: Analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial
Kakwangire, Paul; Moss, Cami; Matovu, Nicholas; Atukunda, Prudence; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
The association of urine markers of iodine intake with development and growth among children in rural Uganda: A secondary analysis of a randomised education trial
Atukunda, Prudence; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Diep, Lien My; Berg, Jens Petter; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
Child development, growth and microbiota: follow-up of a randomized education trial in Uganda
Atukunda, Prudence; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; van den Broek, Tim; Kort, Remco; Diep, Lien My; Kaaya, Archileo; Iversen, Per Ole; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Undernutrition impairs child development outcomes and growth. In this follow-up study of an open cluster-randomized intervention trial we examined the effects of an education package delivered to mothers in rural ... -
Child saliva microbiota and caries: a randomized controlled maternal education trial in rural Uganda
Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Li, Kelvin; Atukunda, Prudence; Skaare, Anne B; Willumsen, Tiril; Enersen, Morten; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Morris, Alison; Vieira, Alexandre Rezende; Iversen, Per Ole; Methé, Barbara A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Cognitive development among children in a low-income setting: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a maternal nutrition education intervention in rural Uganda
Ahmed, Montasir; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Atukunda, Prudence; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Wangen, Knut Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Inadequate nutrition and insufficient stimulation in early childhood can lead to long-term deficits in cognitive and social development. Evidence for policy and decision-making regarding the cost of delivering nutrition ... -
Longitudinal assessments of child growth: A six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized maternal education trial
Atukunda, Prudence; Ngari, Moses M.; Chen, Xi; Westerberg, Ane C.; Iversen, Per Ole; Muhoozi, Grace (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background & aims Child growth impairments are rampant in sub-Saharan Africa. To combat this important health problem, long-term follow-up studies are needed to examine possible benefits and sustainability of various ... -
Model selection reveals the butyrate-producing gut bacterium Coprococcus eutactus as predictor for language development in three-year-old rural Ugandan children
Kort, Remco; Schlosser, Job; Vazquez, Alan; Atukunda, Prudence; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Wacoo, Alex; Sybesma, Wilbert; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Schoen, Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: The metabolic activity of the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the gut-brain axis through the effects of bacterial metabolites on brain function and development. In this study we investigated the ... -
Nutrition, hygiene and stimulation education for impoverished mothers in rural Uganda: Effect on maternal depression symptoms and their associations to child development outcomes
Atukunda, Prudence; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Optimal nutrition improves child development, and impaired development is associated with maternal depression symptoms, in particular in low resource settings. In this follow-up of an open cluster-randomized education ... -
Unlocking the potential for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – “Zero Hunger” - in Africa: Targets, strategies, synergies and challenges
Atukunda, Prudence; Eide, Wenche Barth; Kardel, Kristin Reimers; Iversen, Per Ole; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (‘Zero Hunger’) aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Thus, a range of different strategies are needed to facilitate the achievement of SDG 2 to ... -
Unlocking the potential for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – “Zero Hunger” - in Africa: Targets, strategies, synergies and challenges
Atukunda, Prudence; Eide, Wenche Barth; Kardel, Kristin Reimers; Iversen, Per Ole; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (‘Zero Hunger’) aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Thus, a range of different strategies are needed to facilitate the achievement of SDG 2 to ...