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h-index: 25
Works: 63
Citations: 2,668

Most-cited papers

The double burden of malnutrition: aetiological pathways and consequences for health
J. Wells, A. Sawaya, R. Wibaek, Martha K. Mwangome +3 more
2019The Lancet792 citations Open access
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The relationship between wasting and stunting: a retrospective cohort analysis of longitudinal data in Gambian children from 1976 to 2016
S. Schoenbuchner, C. Dolan, Martha K. Mwangome, Andrew Hall +6 more
2019American Journal of Clinical Nutrition150 citations Open access
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Children concurrently wasted and stunted: A meta‐analysis of prevalence data of children 6–59 months from 84 countries
T. Khara, Martha K. Mwangome, M. Ngari, C. Dolan
2017Maternal and Child Nutrition132 citations Open access
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A growth reference for mid upper arm circumference for age among school age children and adolescents, and validation for mortality: growth curve construction and longitudinal cohort study
L. Mramba, M. Ngari, Martha K. Mwangome, L. Muchai +5 more
2017British medical journal110 citations Open access
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Mid-upper arm circumference at age of routine infant vaccination to identify infants at elevated risk of death: a retrospective cohort study in the Gambia.
Martha K. Mwangome, G. Fegan, Tony J. Fulford, A. Prentice +1 more
2012Bulletin of the World Health Organization99 citations Open access
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Reliability and accuracy of anthropometry performed by community health workers among infants under 6 months in rural Kenya
Martha K. Mwangome, G. Fegan, Ronald Mbunya, A. Prentice +1 more
2012Tropical medicine & international health87 citations Open access
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Low mid-upper arm circumference identifies children with a high risk of death who should be the priority target for treatment
A. Briend, J. Álvarez, N. Avril, P. Bahwere +22 more
2016BMC Nutrition81 citations Open access
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Mortality after Inpatient Treatment for Severe Pneumonia in Children: a Cohort Study
M. Ngari, G. Fegan, Martha K. Mwangome, M. Ngama +5 more
2017Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology80 citations Open access
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Determinants of Appropriate Child Health and Nutrition Practices among Women in Rural Gambia
Martha K. Mwangome, A. Prentice, E. Plugge, C. Nweneka
2010Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition80 citations Open access
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Are diagnostic criteria for acute malnutrition affected by hydration status in hospitalized children? A repeated measures study
Martha K. Mwangome, G. Fegan, A. Prentice, J. Berkley
2011Nutrix Journal79 citations Open access
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Maternal perceptions of factors contributing to severe under-nutrition among children in a rural African setting
A. Abubakar, P. Holding, Martha K. Mwangome, K. Maitland
2011Rural and remote health72 citations Open access
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Management of acute malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months (MAMI): Current issues and future directions in policy and research
Marko Kerac, Martha K. Mwangome, M. McGrath, R. Haider +1 more
2015Food and Nutrition Bulletin68 citations Open access
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Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo
Martha K. Mwangome, M. Ngari, G. Fegan, N. Mturi +3 more
2017American Journal of Clinical Nutrition66 citations Open access
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The reliability of weight-for-length/height Z scores in children
Martha K. Mwangome, J. Berkley
2014Maternal and Child Nutrition56 citations Open access
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Maternal BMI is positively associated with human milk fat: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
A. Daniel, Sara Shama, Samantha Ismail, C. Bourdon +4 more
2021American Journal of Clinical Nutrition54 citations Open access
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Call to action for equitable access to human milk for vulnerable infants
K. Israel-Ballard, Jessica A. Cohen, K. Mansen, M. Parker +21 more
2019Lancet Global Health53 citations Open access
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Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a protocol for a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
James A. Berkley, J. Walson, A. Diallo, J. Ki-Zerbo +20 more
2019BMJ Open52 citations Open access
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Research Priorities to Improve the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants Aged Less Than Six Months (MAMI)
C. Angood, M. McGrath, S. Mehta, Martha K. Mwangome +10 more
2015PLoS Medicine48 citations Open access
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Anthropometry at birth and at age of routine vaccination to predict mortality in the first year of life: A birth cohort study in BukinaFaso
Martha K. Mwangome, M. Ngari, Paluku Bwahere, Patrick Kabore +3 more
2019PLoS ONE42 citations Open access
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Exclusive breastfeeding in first-time mothers in rural Kenya: a longitudinal observational study of feeding patterns in the first six months of life
A. Talbert, Caroline Jones, C. Mataza, J. Berkley +1 more
2020International Breastfeeding Journal39 citations Open access
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Anthropometric Criteria for Identifying Infants Under 6 Months of Age at Risk of Morbidity and Mortality: A Systematic Review
C. Hoehn, N. Lelijveld, Martha K. Mwangome, J. Berkley +2 more
2021Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics38 citations Open access
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Mortality after inpatient treatment for diarrhea in children: a cohort study
A. Talbert, M. Ngari, E. Bauni, Martha K. Mwangome +5 more
2019BMC Medicine33 citations Open access
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Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts
T. Khara, M. Myatt, K. Sadler, P. Bahwere +14 more
2023Public Health Nutrition32 citations Open access
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What influences feeding decisions for HIV-exposed infants in rural Kenya?
Helen M. Nabwera, Joyline Jepkosgei, K. Muraya, Amin S. Hassan +5 more
2017International Breastfeeding Journal30 citations Open access
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“When you give birth you will not be without your mother” A mixed methods study of advice on breastfeeding for first-time mothers in rural coastal Kenya
A. Talbert, M. Ngari, B. Tsofa, L. Mramba +3 more
2016International Breastfeeding Journal28 citations Open access
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A review of methods to detect cases of severely malnourished infants less than 6 months for their admission into therapeutic care
N. Lelijveld, Marko Kerac, M. McGrath, Martha K. Mwangome +1 more
201723 citations
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Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
Helen M. Nabwera, Ding-Mei Wang, O. Tongo, P. Andang'o +14 more
2021PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 months old
Martha K. Mwangome, S. Murunga, Jane Kahindi, Prinilla Gwiyo +8 more
2019Maternal and Child Nutrition19 citations Open access
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Knowledge of, and attitudes to giving expressed breastmilk to infants in rural coastal Kenya; focus group discussions of first time mothers and their advisers
A. Talbert, B. Tsofa, Edward Mumbo, J. Berkley +1 more
2018International Breastfeeding Journal19 citations Open access
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Tackling the triple threats of childhood malnutrition
Martha K. Mwangome, A. Prentice
2019BMC Medicine18 citations Open access
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A scoping review of breastfeeding peer support models applied in hospital settings
Dorothy Chepkirui, J. Nzinga, J. Jemutai, B. Tsofa +2 more
2020International Breastfeeding Journal15 citations Open access
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How do children with severe underweight and wasting respond to treatment? A pooled secondary data analysis to inform future intervention studies
G. O. Odei Obeng-Amoako, H. Stobaugh, S. V. Wrottesley, T. Khara +12 more
2022Maternal and Child Nutrition14 citations Open access
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Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference to Detect High-Risk Malnourished Patients in Need of Treatment
A. Briend, Martha K. Mwangome, J. Berkley
2019Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation14 citations Open access
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Maternal perception of malnutrition among infants using verbal and pictorial methods in Kenya
Martha K. Mwangome, G. Fegan, A. Prentice, J. Berkley
2014Public Health Nutrition14 citations Open access
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Anthropometric deficits and the associated risk of death by age and sex in children aged 6–59 months: A meta‐analysis
S. Thurstans, S. V. Wrottesley, B. Fenn, T. Khara +18 more
2022Maternal and Child Nutrition13 citations Open access
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Mothers' experiences of exclusive breastfeeding in a postdischarge home setting
Manya van Ryneveld, Martha K. Mwangome, Jane Kahindi, Caroline Jones
2020Maternal and Child Nutrition13 citations Open access
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Enteral Feeding Practices for Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Nigeria and Kenya
O. Tongo, Macrine Olwala, A. Talbert, Helen M. Nabwera +14 more
2022Frontiers in Pediatrics12 citations Open access
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Mortality during and following hospital admission among school-aged children: a cohort study
M. Ngari, C. Obiero, Martha K. Mwangome, A. Nyaguara +7 more
2020Wellcome Open Research12 citations Open access
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Establishing exclusive breastfeeding among in-patient malnourished infants in a rural Kenyan hospital: mothers’ experiences of a peer supporter intervention
Jane Kahindi, Caroline Jones, J. Berkley, Martha K. Mwangome
2020International Breastfeeding Journal11 citations Open access
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Phenotype is sustained during hospital readmissions following treatment for complicated severe malnutrition among Kenyan children: A retrospective cohort study
G. Gonzales, M. Ngari, J. Njunge, J. Thitiri +6 more
2019Maternal and Child Nutrition10 citations Open access
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Stunting of Growth in Developing Countries.
Martha K. Mwangome, Helen M. Nabwera, A. Prentice
2019World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics10 citations
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The influence of maternal psychosocial circumstances and physical environment on the risk of severe wasting in rural Gambian infants: a mixed methods approach
Helen M. Nabwera, S. Moore, Martha K. Mwangome, S. Molyneux +7 more
2018BMC Public Health10 citations Open access
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Infant malnutrition treatment in Kenya: Health worker and breastfeeding peer supporter experiences
S. Chabeda, Dorothy Oluoch, Martha K. Mwangome, Caroline Jones
2021Maternal and Child Nutrition7 citations Open access
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Prospective observational study of the challenges in diagnosing common neonatal conditions in Nigeria and Kenya
A. Staunton, Helen M. Nabwera, S. Allen, O. Tongo +15 more
2022BMJ Open6 citations Open access
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Inpatient and postdischarge mortality among children with anaemia and malaria parasitaemia in Kenya: a cohort study
M. Ngari, Martha K. Mwangome, N. Ouma, A. Nyaguara +8 more
2024BMJ Global Health5 citations Open access
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Trends in inpatient and post-discharge mortality among young infants admitted to Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya: a retrospective cohort study
A. Talbert, M. Ngari, C. Obiero, A. Nyaguara +5 more
2023BMJ Open5 citations Open access
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Growth monitoring and mortality risk in low birthweight infants: a birth cohort study in Burkina Faso
Martha K. Mwangome, M. Ngari, P. Bahwere, Patrick Kabore +2 more
2021Gates Open Research5 citations Open access
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Re-thinking “non-response” to wasting treatment: Exploratory analysis from 14 studies
C. Cazes, H. Stobaugh, P. Bahwere, P. Binns +12 more
2025PLOS Global Public Health4 citations Open access
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Letter to the Editor of the Journal of Nutritional Science
Marko Kerac, M. McGrath, J. Berkley, C. Grijalva-Eternod +3 more
2023Journal of Nutritional Science1 citations Open access
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Evaluating the role of breastfeeding peer supporters’ intervention on the inpatient management of malnourished infants under 6 months in Kenyan public hospitals
Martha K. Mwangome, Nicole Feune de Colombi, S. Chabeda, Edward Mumbo +4 more
2022International Breastfeeding Journal1 citations Open access
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