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Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

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76
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20859
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National Ranking
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Overview

Rebecca J. Stoltzfus is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and nursing, with particular interest in subfields such as pediatrics, perinatology and child health, nutrition and dietetics, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and plant science.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • Bacillus and Francisella Bacterial Research

Frequent publication venues for Stoltzfus include:

  • Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • World Mycotoxin Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stoltzfus highlight research on maternal and child nutrition and related health behaviors. Notable publications include:

  • "Maternal Capabilities Are Associated with Child Caregiving Behaviors Among Women in Rural Zimbabwe," published in 2020 in the Journal of Nutrition
  • "The quality of maternal nutrition and infant feeding counselling during antenatal care in South Asia," published in 2021 in Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • "Maternal caregiving capabilities are associated with child linear growth in rural Zimbabwe," published in 2020 in Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • "Ethical considerations in the design and conduct of a cluster-randomised mycotoxin mitigation trial in Tanzania," published in 2022 in World Mycotoxin Journal
  • "Nutrient intake and dietary adequacy among infants in Kongwa District, Tanzania: A sub-study of the Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial," published in 2023 in Research Square (Research Square)

Stoltzfus collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Common co-authors include Cynthia R. Matare, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya, Katherine L. Dickin, Mark A. Constas, and Jean H. Humphrey.

Best Publications

  • Effects of routine prophylactic supplementation with iron and folic acid on admission to hospital and mortality in preschool children in a high malaria transmission setting: community-based, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Sunil Sazawal;Robert E Black;Mahdi M Ramsan;Hababu M Chwaya

  • Guidelines for the use of iron supplements to prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia

    R.J. Stoltzfus;M.L. Dreyfuss

  • Epidemiology of iron deficiency anemia in Zanzibari schoolchildren: the importance of hookworms.

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus;Hababu M. Chwaya;James M. Tielsch;Kerry J. Schulze

  • Iron Deficiency: Global Prevalence and Consequences

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

  • Defining Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Public Health Terms: A Time for Reflection

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

  • Independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improved complementary feeding, on child stunting and anaemia in rural Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial

    Jean H Humphrey;Mduduzi N N Mbuya;Robert Ntozini;Lawrence H Moulton

  • Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), environmental enteropathy, nutrition, and early child development: making the links

    Francis M. Ngure;Brianna M. Reid;Jean H. Humphrey;Mduduzi N. Mbuya

  • Arsenic Exposure and Cognitive Performance in Mexican Schoolchildren

    Jorge L. Rosado;Dolores Ronquillo;Katarzyna Kordas;Olga Rojas

  • Hookworms, Malaria and Vitamin A Deficiency Contribute to Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Pregnant Women in the Plains of Nepal

    Michele L. Dreyfuss;Rebecca J. Stoltzfus;Jaya B. Shrestha;Elizabeth K. Pradhan

  • Effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on motor and language development of preschool children in Zanzibar: double blind, placebo controlled study.

    Rebecca J Stoltzfus;Jane D Kvalsvig;Hababu M Chwaya;Antonio Montresor

  • Hookworm Control as a Strategy to Prevent Iron Deficiency

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus;Michele L. Dreyfuss;Hababuu M. Chwaya;Marco Albonico

  • Summary: Implications for Research and Programs

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

  • Low Dose Daily Iron Supplementation Improves Iron Status and Appetite but Not Anemia, whereas Quarterly Anthelminthic Treatment Improves Growth, Appetite and Anemia in Zanzibari Preschool Children

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus;Hababu M. Chway;Antonio Montresor;James M. Tielsch

  • Stunting Is Characterized by Chronic Inflammation in Zimbabwean Infants

    Andrew J. Prendergast;Sandra Rukobo;Bernard Chasekwa;Kuda Mutasa

  • Neonatal erythropoiesis and subsequent anemia in HIV-positive and HIV-negative Zimbabwean babies during the first year of life: a longitudinal study.

    Melissa F Miller;Jean H Humphrey;Peter J Iliff;Lucie C Malaba

  • Relation of Hemoglobin Measured at Different Times in Pregnancy to Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in Shanghai, China

    Li Ming Zhou;Wen Wei Yang;Jia Zeng Hua;Chun Qin Deng

  • World Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with child anthropometry: a synthesis of recent findings

    Andrew D. Jones;Scott B. Ickes;Laura E. Smith;Mduduzi N.N. Mbuya

  • High Dose Vitamin A Supplementation of Breast-Feeding Indonesian Mothers: Effects on the Vitamin A Status of Mother and Infant

    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus;Mohammad Hakimi;Kevin W. Miller;Kathleen M. Rasmussen

  • Effect of routine prophylactic supplementation with iron and folic acid on preschool child mortality in southern Nepal: community-based, cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    James M Tielsch;Subarna K Khatry;Rebecca J Stoltzfus;Rebecca J Stoltzfus;Joanne Katz

  • Independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improved complementary feeding, on child stunting and anaemia in rural Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial

    Humphrey Jh;Mbuya Mnn;Ntozini R;Moulton Lh

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Tielsch
James M. Tielsch George Washington University
Lawrence H. Moulton
Lawrence H. Moulton Johns Hopkins University
Robert E Black
Robert E Black Johns Hopkins University
Joanne Katz
Joanne Katz Johns Hopkins University
Sera L. Young
Sera L. Young Northwestern University
Lindsay H. Allen
Lindsay H. Allen United States Department of Agriculture
Antonio Montresor
Antonio Montresor World Health Organization
Laura E. Caulfield
Laura E. Caulfield Johns Hopkins University
Keith P. West
Keith P. West Johns Hopkins University
Quentin D. Bickle
Quentin D. Bickle London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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