Valerie Flax

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Interactions among poverty, gender, and health systems affect women's participation in services to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child: A causal loop analysis

The effects of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and antiretroviral therapy in a randomized controlled trial on iron, copper, and zinc in milk from HIV-infected Malawian mothers and associations with maternal and infant biomarkers

Infant and young child feeding decision making and practices: Malawian mothers' and fathers' roles in the context of HIV

HIV-positive Malawian women with young children prefer overweight body sizes and link underweight body size with inability to exclusively breastfeed

"If my husband leaves me, I will go home and suffer, so better cling to him and hide this thing": The influence of gender on Option B plus prevention of mother-to-child transmission participation in Malawi and Uganda

Evaluating the effect of integrated microfinance and health interventions: An updated review of the evidence

Factors influencing postnatal Option B plus participation and breastfeeding duration among HIV-positive women in Lilongwe District, Malawi: A qualitative study

Group cell phones are feasible and acceptable for promoting optimal breastfeeding in a women's microcredit program in Nigeria

Infant and young child feeding counseling, decision-making, and practices among HIV-infected women in Malawi’s Option B+ prevention of mother-to-child transmission program:: a mixed methods study

Perceptions of child body size and health care seeking for undernourished children in southern Malawi

Reflux Incidence among Exclusively Breast Milk Fed Infants: Differences of Feeding at Breast versus Pumped Milk

Thiamin and Riboflavin in Human Milk: Effects of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation and Stage of Lactation on Vitamer Secretion and Contributions to Total Vitamin Content

Factors associated with early growth in Egyptian infants: Implications for addressing the dual burden of malnutrition

Provision of lipid-based nutrient supplements to Honduran children increases their dietary macro- and micronutrient intake without displacing other foods.

Antiretroviral therapy provided to HIV-infected Malawian women in a randomized trial diminishes the positive effect of lipid-based nutrient supplements on breast milk B-vitamins

Maternal literacy, facility birth, and education are positively associated with better infant and young child feeding practices and nutritional status among Ugandan children

Antiretroviral treatment is associated with iron deficiency in HIV-infected Malawian women that is mitigated with supplementation, but is not associated with infant iron deficiency during 24 weeks of exclusive breastfeeding

'It was caused by the carelessness of the parents': Cultural models of child malnutrition in southern Malawi

Integrating group counseling, cell phone messaging, and participant-generated songs and dramas into a microcredit program increases Nigerian women's adherence to international breastfeeding recommendations

Role of intestinal mucosal integrity in HIV transmission to infants through breast-feeding: The BAN study