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Nutritional status and Cardiometabolic health among adolescents; findings from southwestern Nigeria
Abstract Background Obesity has been associated with an increased risk for cardio-metabolic diseases. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents is …
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Prevalence and associated factors of adolescent undernutrition in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, there are different pocket studies that assessed adolescent undernutrition which came up with inconsistent and inconclusive findings. …
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Awareness and factors associated with reported intake of folic acid-fortified flour among women of reproductive age in Ifakara, Morogoro region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Folic acid fortification of staple foods has been in place in many countries for over two decades. Studies have …
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Nutritional status and associated factors among high school adolescents in Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar Zone, Northcentral Ethiopia
Abstract Background Adolescents are among the nutritionally vulnerable group due to their nutritional demand for pubertal spurt. At this age, …
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Predictors of undernutrition among the elderly in Sodo zuriya district Wolaita zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In any society, the elderly are among the vulnerable and high risk groups with regard to health status. In …
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Performance of an adapted household food insecurity access scale in measuring seasonality in household food insecurity in rural Ethiopia: a cohort analysis
BACKGROUND: Seasonality poses a considerable food security challenge in Ethiopia. Yet, measuring seasonal variations in food insecurity, particularly the dimension …
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of anaemia among women attending antenatal and post-natal clinics at a public health facility in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Anaemia among pregnant women and post-partum mothers is a public health challenge in Ghana, especially in the Volta Region. …
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Concordance between estimates of acute malnutrition measured by weight-for-height and by mid-upper arm circumference after age adjustment: population-representative surveys from humanitarian settings
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight-for-height (WHZ) are commonly used indicators to identify acute malnutrition. However, MUAC and WHZ diagnose …
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A space-time analysis of recurrent malnutrition-related hospitalisations in Kilifi, Kenya for children under-5 years
BACKGROUND: Globally, malnutrition underlies 45% of under-5 s mortality, mainly from potentiating common infections such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. Malnutrition …
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Diet satisfaction and associated factors among adult surgical orthopaedic inpatients at a teaching hospital in Lusaka province, Zambia; a hospital-based cross-sectional study
Poor quality of food services in hospital contributes to low diet satisfaction among inpatients in both developed and developing countries. …
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Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among under-five children from model and non-model households in east Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
Developing countries, undernutrition remains significant public health attention, as it was a combined consequence of poor dietary consumption and recurrent …
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Addressing malnutrition among children in routine care: how is the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses strategy implemented at health centre level in Burundi?
BACKGROUND: The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy was adopted in Burundi in 2003. Our aim was to evaluate …
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Determinants of undernutrition among adult patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study design
BACKGROUND: A complex and negatively reinforcing relationship exists between infection with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and malnutrition. HIV-induced immune …
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Maternal undernutrition as proxy indicators of their offspring’s undernutrition: evidence from 2011 Ethiopia demographic and health survey
The intergenerational continuity of undernutrition is influenced by shared genetic, household socio-economic and cultural resources which will be associated with …
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Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite the decline in the rate of stunting in Ethiopia, the prevalence is still high and needs immense efforts …
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Current status of education and research on public health nutrition in Japan: comparison with South Korea, Taiwan, and mainland China
Although the importance of capacity building for public health nutrition (PHN) has been increasing globally, reports on the current status …
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Nutritional status of children 7–36 months old from millet consuming communities of Masindi District, Western Uganda
Several national reports have indicated poor nutritional status among children from Western Uganda where millet porridge is a predominant complementary …
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Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices in Debre Berhan district, North Shoa, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional, community-based study
Prelacteal feeding is one of the major harmful newborn feeding practices and is top on the list of global public …
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Uptake of minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6–23 months in orthodox religion followers during fasting season in rural area, DEMBECHA, north West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Under-nutrition is the cause for poor physical and mental development and has more burden among infants and young children …
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Correlation between physical activity, eating behavior and obesity among Sudanese medical students Sudan
Obesity has emerged as a major health problem. Prevalence is increasing hugely. Various etiological factors had been identified as potential …
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