Kosuke Kawai

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Parents' and teachers' communication about HIV and sex in relation to the timing of sexual initiation among young adolescents in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Scand J Public Health 36:879-88. 2008
  2. ncbi Geophagy (Soil-eating) in relation to Anemia and Helminth infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:36-43. 2009
  3. ncbi A randomized trial to determine the optimal dosage of multivitamin supplements to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected women in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 91:391-7. 2010
  4. ncbi Sex differences in the effects of maternal vitamin supplements on mortality and morbidity among children born to HIV-infected women in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Br J Nutr 103:1784-91. 2010

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Parents' and teachers' communication about HIV and sex in relation to the timing of sexual initiation among young adolescents in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Scand J Public Health 36:879-88. 2008
    ..Our study examines parents' and teachers' communication about sexual matters in relation to the timing of sexual initiation among students aged 12-14 years old in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
  2. ncbi Geophagy (Soil-eating) in relation to Anemia and Helminth infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:36-43. 2009
    ..16; 95% CI = 0.98-1.36) and a lower hemoglobin concentration (adjusted-mean difference -3.8 g/L; 95% CI [-7.3, -0.4]). Pregnant women should be informed about the potential risks associated with soil consumption...
  3. ncbi A randomized trial to determine the optimal dosage of multivitamin supplements to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected women in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 91:391-7. 2010
    ..The minimum dosage of multivitamins necessary for optimal benefits is unknown...
  4. ncbi Sex differences in the effects of maternal vitamin supplements on mortality and morbidity among children born to HIV-infected women in Tanzania
    Kosuke Kawai
    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Br J Nutr 103:1784-91. 2010
    ..More research is warranted to examine the effect of vitamins by sex and better understand biological mechanisms mediating such effects...