Brian Mattah
University of Minnesota
16 Papers
12 Citations
Brian Mattah is an academic researcher from University of Minnesota. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & Social support. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications.
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Papers
Fishing for food? Analyzing links between fishing livelihoods and food security around Lake Victoria, Kenya
Kathryn J. Fiorella,Matthew D. Hickey,Charles R. Salmen,Jason M. Nagata,Brian Mattah,Richard Magerenge,Craig R. Cohen,Craig R. Cohen,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Justin S. Brashares,L. C. H. Fernald +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the associations between fish consumption and food security and fishing household status, as well as socioeconomic variables (asset index, monthly income, household size) for all households and also for a subset of households with adult male household members were examined.
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Human health alters the sustainability of fishing practices in East Africa
Kathryn J. Fiorella,Kathryn J. Fiorella,Erin M. Milner,Charles R. Salmen,Matthew D. Hickey,Dan Omollo,Abdi Odhiambo,Brian Mattah,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Lia C. H. Fernald,Justin S. Brashares +10 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that environmental sustainability may be integrally shaped by the health of resource users, and a previously unexplored pathway through which poor human health may negatively impact the environment is shown.
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Nourishing networks: A social-ecological analysis of a network intervention for improving household nutrition in Western Kenya
Autumn L. DeLorme,Erika R. Gavenus,Charles R. Salmen,Gor Ouma Benard,Brian Mattah,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Kathryn J. Fiorella +6 more
TL;DR: Analysis of the Kanyakla Nutrition Program suggests that for interventions addressing household level determinants of nutrition, simultaneously engaging the household's network of interpersonal and community relationships can play a role in building momentum and consensus to address persistent structural barriers to improved nutrition.
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Characteristics of pica behavior among mothers around lake victoria, Kenya: A cross-sectional study
Esther O. Chung,Brian Mattah,Matthew D. Hickey,Charles R. Salmen,Erin M. Milner,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Justin S. Brashares,Sera L. Young,Lia C. H. Fernald,Kathryn J. Fiorella +9 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of pica among women on Mfangano Island, Kenya, underscores the need to uncover its dietary, environmental, and cultural etiologies.
The MOMENTUM study: Putting the 'Three Delays' to work to evaluate access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care in a remote island community in Western Kenya.
Nicholas R. DesLauriers,Evance Ogola,Gor Benard Ouma,Marcus R. Salmen,Lily Muldoon,Ben L. Pederson,Kelsi Hines,John M. Ssenkusu,Brian Mattah,Robinson Okeyo,Peres Okinyi,Richard Magerenge,Nyika Friberg,Molly McCoy,Shailendra Prasad,Louisa Ndunyu,Charles R. Salmen +16 more
TL;DR: A novel protocol for the MOMENTUM study (Monitoring of Maternal Emergency Navigation and Triage on Mfangano), a 12-month cohort design to assess delays during obstetric and neonatal emergencies within the remote villages of M fangano Island Division, Lake Victoria, Kenya is described.
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