Karim Bougma

Variation of Serum Selenium (Se) in Children from Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Will Low Se Affect the Success of Salt Iodization in Ethiopia?

Dawd Gashu, Gulelate Desse, Karim Bougma, Aregash Samuel, Abdulaziz Adish, Barbara Stoecker & Grace Marquis · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To assess Se status of 54-60 month-old children in the Amhara region, Ethiopia Methods: Serum from 280 children from five zones of the Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results: The mean serum Se co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21143

Poor Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes are Associated with the Indicators of Inadequate Dietary Intakes of Micronutrients in Rural Women of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia

Husein Mohammed, Grace S. Marquis, Frances Aboud, Karim Bougma, Kimberly B. Harding & Aragash Samuel · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: High prevalence of poor pregnancy (miscarriage) and birth (stillbirth) outcomes has been reported among poor women in Ethiopia. This study evaluated the underlining associated factors. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design to interview 5192 mothers of child...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21024