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Trends in prevalence and determinants of stunting in Tanzania: an analysis of Tanzania demographic health surveys (1991–2016)
BACKGROUND: Tanzania has made a significant improvement in wasting and underweight indicators. However, stunting has remained persistently higher and varying …
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Determinants of infant feeding practices among mothers living with HIV attending prevention of mother to child transmission Clinic at Kiambu Level 4 hospital, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome is global pandemic with around 150,000 children infected with HIV …
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Association of low birth weight with undernutrition in preschool-aged children in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition is …
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Trends in energy and nutrient supply in Ethiopia: a perspective from FAO food balance sheets
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is the second-most populous country in Africa. Although most people still live in rural areas, the urban population …
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Adolescent pregnancy and linear growth of infants: a birth cohort study in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Evidences indicate that the risk of linear growth faltering is higher among children born from young mothers. Although such …
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Infants with microcephaly due to ZIKA virus exposure: nutritional status and food practices
BACKGROUND: Children with microcephaly due to vertical exposure to Zika virus are an interesting population for investigation. Highlighted among their …
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Co-morbidity, treatment outcomes and factors affecting the recovery rate of under -five children with severe acute malnutrition admitted in selected hospitals from Ethiopia: retrospective follow up study
BACKGROUND: In spite of the availability of guidelines for the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Ethiopia, high comorbidity …
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Development and validation of a quantitative choline food frequency questionnaire for use with drinking and non-drinking pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Although animal and human studies have demonstrated interactions between dietary choline and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, dietary choline deficiency …
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A health facility based case-control study on determinants of low birth weight in Dassie town, Northeast Ethiopia: the role of nutritional factors
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight remains a major public health problem affecting developing countries. Evidence shows that low birth weight has …
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Optimal cut-off for obesity and markers of metabolic syndrome for Ethiopian adults
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as the presence of central obesity plus any two of the following markers: high triglycerides …
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Ramadan fasting alters food patterns, dietary diversity and body weight among Ghanaian adolescents
BACKGROUND: Ramadan is a monthlong fast for healthy adolescents and adult Muslims. The quality of foods eaten and eating patterns …
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Associations of childhood, maternal and household dietary patterns with childhood stunting in Ethiopia: proposing an alternative and plausible dietary analysis method to dietary diversity scores
BACKGROUND: Identifying dietary patterns that consider the overall eating habits, rather than focusing on individual foods or simple counts of …
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Nutritional status of in-school children and its associated factors in Denkyembour District, eastern region, Ghana: comparing schools with feeding and non-school feeding policies
BACKGROUND: Childhood malnutrition still remains a major public health problem impacting negatively on the academic aptitude of school-aged children (SAC) …
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Serum phospholipid fatty acids, dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes among urban Ghanaians
BACKGROUND: Previously, a "purchase" pattern (rich in vegetable oil, manufactured foods, red meat and poultry, fruits, and vegetables) was identified …
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Transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic food in children with severe acute malnutrition, an observational study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization now recommends the transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) in the management of severe …
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Correlates of whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids among young children with moderate acute malnutrition
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been associated with low polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status. However, investigations regarding PUFA status …
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Scope and quality of Cochrane reviews of nutrition interventions: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: All countries face significant challenges from complex manifestations of malnutrition, which affects one in three people globally. Systematic reviews …