News and Publications

Peace Monument, Mali
Peace Monument, Mali

Key publications from previous studies:

Publications

Asamane EA, Quinn L, Watson SI, Lilford RJ, Hemming K, Sidibe C, Rego RT, Bensassi S, Diarra Y, Diop S, Gautam OP, Islam MS, Jackson L, Jolly K, Kayentao K, Koita O, Manjang B, Tebbs S, Gale N, Griffiths P, Cairncross S, Toure O, Manaseki-Holland S. Protocol for a parallel group, two-arm, superiority cluster randomised trial to evaluate a community-level complementary-food safety and hygiene and nutrition intervention in Mali: the MaaCiwara study (version 1.3; 10 November 2022). Trials. 2023 Jan 30;24(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06984-5. PMID: 36717923; PMCID: PMC9885702.

Conference papers

  1. October 2022: Oral presentation: “Washing hands in a common bowl before eating is part of our tradition”: A qualitative study of communal handwashing practice in urban and rural Mali, West Africa” at the Water & Health global conference, The Water Institute, University of North Carolina, USA. See related studies for more details.
  2. May 2022: Oral poster Presentation: Communal Handwashing without soap or changing the water as a source of contamination in households: Mixed-methods study from Mali including a randomised control trial (RCT) at the Forum for Global Challenges, The University of Birmingham. See related studies for more details.
  3. May 2022: Preventing diarrhoea and growth delay through community-level complementary-food safety and hygiene and nutrition intervention in Mali: Formative research data for intervention adaptation at the Forum for Global Challenges, The University of Birmingham.

Newsletters

  • Issue 1 (English) - September 2021 (PDF, 457KB)
  • Issue 1 (English, accessible) - September 2021: (DOC.X, 4.6KB)
  • Issue 1 (French) - September 2021: (PDF, 537KB)
  • Issue 2 (English) - December 2022: (PDF, 526KB)
  • Issue 2 (English, accessible) - December 2022: (DOC.X, 865KB)
  • Issue 2 (French) - December 2022: PDF, 1,152KB)
  • Issue 3 (English) - July 2023 (PDF, 649KB)
  • Issue 3 (English, accessible) - July 2023 (DOC.X, 958KB)
  • Issue 3 (French) - July 2023 (PDF, 637KB)

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Media coverage:

Malnourished children live in poorer African households whilst overweight children are in rich homes

The Medical News, Australia;

African Children Face Malnutrition Risk, Rich Kids Become Obese

Mirage News, Australia

Poor African Children Face Malnutrition Risk, Whilst Rich Kids Become Obese  

African Eye Report, Ghana     

Poor children have exhaustion, and rich - obesity           

Seldon News, Russia  

It became clear that poor African children suffer from exhaustion, and rich — from obesity

Seldon News, Russia  

The Paradox of Malnutrition and Obesity: A Tale of African Children     

TOP AFRICA NEWS, Rwanda

Poor African Children Face Malnutrition Risk, Whilst Rich Kids Become Obese  

Longevity, South Africa      

Malnourished children live in poorer African households whilst overweight children are in rich homes  

its247news, United Kingdom             

Study: Poor African children face malnutrition risk, while rich kids become obese  

Medical Xpress, United Kingdom             

Study: Poor African children face malnutrition risk, while rich kids become obese  

PublicNewsTime, United States    

Study: Poor African Children Face Malnutrition Risk, While Rich Kids Become Obese 

ReachMD, United States    

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