Valerie Flax

Valerie Flax

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

H-index: 21

North America-United States

About Valerie Flax

Valerie Flax, With an exceptional h-index of 21 and a recent h-index of 15 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializes in the field of Infant and Young Child Feeding, Behavioral Interventions, Implementation Science, Impact Evaluation.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Feasibility and acceptability of integrating a multicomponent breastfeeding promotion intervention into routine health services in private health facilities in Lagos State …

Community's perceptions of the factors related to acute malnutrition in samburu county

Attitudes, beliefs and social norms regarding infant and young child feeding among Nigerian mothers, fathers and grandmothers across time

Engaging fathers to support child nutrition increases frequency of children’s animal source food consumption in Rwanda

Changing maternal, infant and young child nutrition practices through social and behaviour change interventions implemented at scale: Lessons learned from Alive & Thrive

Pathways for livestock keeping for improved nutrition: Lessons learned in East Africa

P17-018-23 Lessons Learned From Alive & Thrive's At-Scale Social and Behavior Change Interventions To Improve Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Practices

P17-003-23 Effects of Congenital Zika Syndrome on Feeding and Growth: A Longitudinal Study

Valerie Flax Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

1668

Citations(since 2020)

895

Cited By

1187

hIndex(all)

21

hIndex(since 2020)

15

i10Index(all)

41

i10Index(since 2020)

27

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Valerie Flax Skills & Research Interests

Infant and Young Child Feeding

Behavioral Interventions

Implementation Science

Impact Evaluation

Top articles of Valerie Flax

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Feasibility and acceptability of integrating a multicomponent breastfeeding promotion intervention into routine health services in private health facilities in Lagos State …

PloS one

Diana Allotey

Valerie L Flax

Abiodun F Ipadeola

Olatoun Adeola

Katie Grimes

...

2024/4/26

Community's perceptions of the factors related to acute malnutrition in samburu county

Population Medicine

Hazel Odhiambo

Calistus Wilunda

Esther Anono

Ruth Muendo

Chessa Lutter

...

2023/4/26

Attitudes, beliefs and social norms regarding infant and young child feeding among Nigerian mothers, fathers and grandmothers across time

Maternal & child nutrition

Courtney H Schnefke

Valerie L Flax

Fred Ubanmhen

Silvia Alayon

Sujata Bose

...

2023

Engaging fathers to support child nutrition increases frequency of children’s animal source food consumption in Rwanda

Plos one

Valerie L Flax

Emily A Ouma

Mary-Ann Schreiner

Adeline Ufitinema

Eugene Niyonzima

...

2023/4/7

Changing maternal, infant and young child nutrition practices through social and behaviour change interventions implemented at scale: Lessons learned from Alive & Thrive

Maternal & Child Nutrition

Valerie L Flax

Sujata Bose

Jessica Escobar‐DeMarco

Edward A Frongillo

2023/9/21

Pathways for livestock keeping for improved nutrition: Lessons learned in East Africa

Valerie L Flax

Emily A Ouma

Isabelle Baltenweck

Esther B Omosa

Amy W Girard

...

2023

P17-018-23 Lessons Learned From Alive & Thrive's At-Scale Social and Behavior Change Interventions To Improve Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Practices

Current Developments in Nutrition

Valerie Flax

Sujata Bose

Jessica Escobar-DeMarco

Edward Frongillo

2023/7/1

P17-003-23 Effects of Congenital Zika Syndrome on Feeding and Growth: A Longitudinal Study

Current Developments in Nutrition

Sara Andrews

Hannah Frawley

Valerie Flax

Anne Wheeler

2023/7/1

Gender roles and masculinities in leveraging milk for household nutrition: Evidence from two districts in Rwanda

Food Policy

Cathy Rozel Farnworth

Humphrey Jumba

Phil E Otieno

Alessandra Galiè

Emily Ouma

...

2023/7/1

Pathways from livestock to improved human nutrition: lessons learned in East Africa

Valerie L Flax

Emily A Ouma

Isabelle Baltenweck

Esther Omosa

Amy Webb Girard

...

2023/10

Fathers’ Complementary Feeding Support Moderates the Association Between Mothers’ Autonomous Household Decision-Making and Optimal Complementary Feeding

Current Developments in Nutrition

Diana Allotey

Valerie Flax

Abiodun Ipadeola

Sarah Kwasu

Linda Adair

...

2022/6/1

Integrating a Targeted Breastfeeding Promotion Intervention Into Routine Health Services in Private Health Facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria Is Feasible

Current Developments in Nutrition

Diana Allotey

Valerie Flax

Abiodun Ipadeola

Olatoun Adeola

Linda Adair

...

2022/6/1

Behavior Change Communication Implemented at Scale in Nigeria Increases the Prevalence of Key Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices

Current Developments in Nutrition

Valerie Flax

Mariam Fagbemi

Courtney Schnefke

Auwalu Kawu

Susan Edwards

...

2022/6/1

Complementary feeding social and behavior change communication for fathers and mothers improves children’s consumption of fish and eggs and minimum meal frequency in Kaduna …

Current Developments in Nutrition

Valerie L Flax

Abiodun Ipadeola

Courtney H Schnefke

Sarah Kwasu

Abdulrahaman A Mikail

...

2022/5/1

Social and behaviour change communications strategy for improving livestock derived food consumption

Emily A Ouma

Esther B Omosa

Valerie Flax

Mary-Ann Schreiner

Kathleen E Colverson

...

2022/12/15

Breastfeeding interpersonal communication, mobile phone support, and mass media messaging increase exclusive breastfeeding at 6 and 24 weeks among clients of private health …

The Journal of nutrition

Valerie L Flax

Abiodun Ipadeola

Courtney H Schnefke

Uche Ralph-Opara

Olatoun Adeola

...

2022/5/1

Fathers’ complementary feeding support strengthens the association between mothers’ decision-making autonomy and optimal complementary feeding in Nigeria

Current Developments in Nutrition

Diana Allotey

Valerie L Flax

Abiodun F Ipadeola

Sarah Kwasu

Linda S Adair

...

2022/7

Maternal and paternal involvement in complementary feeding in Kaduna State, Nigeria: The continuum of gender roles in urban and rural settings

Maternal & Child Nutrition

Diana Allotey

Valerie L Flax

Abiodun Ipadeola

Sarah Kwasu

Margaret E Bentley

...

2022/4

After their wives have delivered, a lot of men like going out: Perceptions of HIV transmission risk and support for HIV prevention methods during breastfeeding in …

Maternal & Child Nutrition

Valerie L Flax

Imogen Hawley

Julia Ryan

Miria Chitukuta

Florence Mathebula

...

2021/4

Women’s and men’s perceptions of gendered responsibilities in relation to maternal and child nutrition in Rwanda

Humphrey Jumba

Cathy Rozel Farnworth

P Otieno

Alessandra Galiè

Mary-Ann Schreiner

...

2021/12/30

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