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Prevalence and outcome of stress hyperglycaemia among severely malnourished children admitted to Mulago referral and teaching hospital in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Stress hyperglycaemia is a transient increase in blood glucose level during stressful events and is common in critically ill …
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Weight perceptions, weight management practices, and nutritional status of emerging adults living in the Accra Metropolis
BACKGROUND: Many young people have a tendency to be concerned about their physical appearance and undertake practices in order to …
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Prevalence of initiation of complementary feeding at 6 months of age and associated factors among mothers of children aged 6 to 24 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate complementary feeding practices are a major contributor to poor nutritional status of children under 2 years old in …
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Iodine status five years after the mandatory salt iodization legislation indicates above requirement: a cross sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia
Iodine deficiency is one of a major nutritional problem. The study aimed to assess the iodine status of populations in …
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Factors associated with stunting among children below five years of age in Zambia: evidence from the 2014 Zambia demographic and health survey
Stunting continues to be a major public health problem globally. Stunting is a manifestation of many factors including inadequate food …
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Nutritional knowledge, dietary practice and associated factors among adults on antiretroviral therapy in Felege Hiwot referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Nutritional support is identified as one of the most critical and immediate needs for people living with human immunodeficiency …
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Associations of urinary sodium levels with overweight and central obesity in a population with a sodium intake
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported an association between dietary sodium intake and overweight/central obesity. However, dietary survey methods were prone …
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Pregnant mothers have limited knowledge and poor dietary diversity practices, but favorable attitude towards nutritional recommendations in rural Ethiopia: evidence from community-based study
BACKGROUND: Mothers' nutrition is crucial for good pregnancy outcomes and in improving children's nutritional status. The present study aimed to …
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Nutritional risk and associated factors of adult in-patients at a teaching hospital in the Copperbelt province in Zambia; a hospital-based cross-sectional study
Nutritional risk and undernutrition are common problems among medical and surgical patients. In hospital, malnutrition is frequently under-diagnosed and untreated …
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Dietary adequacy of adult surgical orthopaedic patients admitted to a teaching hospital in Zambia; a hospital-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Sub-optimal dietary intake among in-patients including those with orthopaedic injuries is one of the factors that contributes to malnutrition …
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The role of dietary diversity in the response to treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition among children in Niger: a prospective study
BACKGROUND: Community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has proven to be safe and cost-effective, although identifying additional factors that …
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Dietary zinc intake and its determinants among Ethiopian children 6–35 months of age
Adequate zinc intake is essential for the growth and neurobehavioral development of young children. Zinc deficiency in children is recognized …
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Dietary intakes and nutritional status of children with sickle cell disease at the Princess Marie Louise Hospital, Accra – a survey
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic genetic blood disorder common among people of African descent, which places nutritional …
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The impact of integrated nutrition-sensitive interventions on nutrition and health of children and women in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Nutrition-sensitive interventions such as homestead production of diverse, nutrient-rich foods, coupled with behavior change communication, may have positive effects …
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Prevalence of stunting and associated factors among preschool children: A community based comparative cross sectional study in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of under nutrition is very high in developing countries especially in women and under five children. Stunting …
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Lacking in abundance: undernutrition in a Peri-urban fishing community in Coastal Ghana
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a major problem in the world, especially in developing countries such as Ghana. Malnutrition is directly and …
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Barriers and facilitators of child-feeding practice in a small sample of individuals from Gozamin District, Northwest of Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The first 1000 days is "window of opportunity" for nutrition and vital for physical growth, brain development and the …
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Concordance between the estimates of wasting measured by weight-for-height and by mid-upper arm circumference for classification of severity of nutrition crisis: analysis of population-representative surveys from humanitarian settings
BACKGROUND: Despite frequent use of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to assess populations at risk of nutrition emergencies, as well as …
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Dietary patterns and associated risk factors among school age children in urban Ghana
Understanding dietary patterns in the study of diet-disease relationships is crucial for designing dietary behaviour interventions. This study aimed to …
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Associations between feeding practices and growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 36 months among children living in low- and low-middle income countries who participated in the BRAIN-HIT trial
BACKGROUND: Feeding practices over the first several years of a child's life can critically influence development. The purpose of this …