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Energy intake, expenditure and balance, and factors associated with energy balance of young adults (20–39 years): a retrospective cross-sectional community-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Obesity epidemic presents major challenge to chronic disease prevention. Young adults may be at higher risk due to consumption …
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Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers in food establishments of Mettu and Bedelle towns, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022
BACKGROUND: Food safety and hygiene are currently a global health concern, especially in unindustrialized countries, as a result of increasing …
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Implementation and maintenance of infant dietary diversity in Zimbabwe: contribution of food and water insecurity
BACKGROUND: Inadequate food and water resources negatively affect child health and the efficiency of nutrition interventions. METHODS: We used data …
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Thinness among children aged 5–17 years living in Nakivale refugee settlement, South Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Hunger and malnutrition are rampant among refugees and displaced populations, many of whom are infants and children. We sought …
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Maternal autonomy but not social support is a predictor of child feeding indicators in the Northern Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Child malnutrition may be mediated by poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. This study sought to explore …
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Prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated risk factors among women civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: an institution-based study
BACKGROUND: Abdominal obesity increases the risk of cardio-metabolic diseases, disability, and poor quality of life, as well as health-care costs. …
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Dietary patterns and childhood stunting in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Diet is one important predictor of children's growth, and often dietary interventions can assist with reversing adverse nutrition outcomes. …
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Low birth weight and its associated factors in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Low birth weight is a global public health problem, with 15-20% of all births globally, described by weight at …
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Six in ten children with epilepsy visiting the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital were undernourished: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The burden of undernutrition among children with epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries is not well studied. This study …
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Barriers to the implementation, uptake and scaling up of the healthy plate model among regular street food consumers: a qualitative inquiry in Dar-es-Salaam city, Tanzania
INTRODUCTION: The healthy plate model is considered one of the practical approaches to reduce the average portion of staple food …
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Magnitude of under-nutrition among under five children in Ethiopia based on 2019 Mini-Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey: Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM)
INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is a major public health problem that is experienced by many developing countries, like Ethiopia. Though some studies …
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Multilevel analysis of undernutrition and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The consequences of undernutrition have serious implication for the health and future reproductive periods of adolescent girls and young …
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Predictors for the duration of breastfeeding among ethiopia women of childbearing age with babies; application of accelerate failure time and parametric shared frailty models
INTRODUCTION: Duration of breastfeeding is the length of the time that infants who were initially breastfed continue to receive breast …
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Child growth monitoring and promotion practice and associated factors among health care workers at public health facilities in south Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) is one of the health care priorities to assess and follow the growth pattern …
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated factors among people living with HIV attending a tertiary care clinic in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity are significantly increasing among people living with HIV (PLWH), contributing to the risk of major adverse …
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Optimal complementary feeding practices among caregivers and their children aged 6–23 months in Kisoro district, Uganda
BACKGROUND: There are many risk factors for stunting, and studies most often corroborate complementary feeding practices as a significant risk …
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Gayet-Wernicke’s encephalopathy complicating prolonged parenteral nutrition in patient treated for colonic cancer – a case report –
BACKGROUND: Gayet-Wernicke's encephalopathy (GWE) is a neurological pathology caused by a Thiamine deficiency. While it is most often related to …
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Can we predict the burden of acute malnutrition in crisis-affected countries? Findings from Somalia and South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Sample surveys are the mainstay of surveillance for acute malnutrition in settings affected by crises but are burdensome and …
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Determinants of dietary practice among pregnant women at the public hospitals in Bench-Sheko and Kaffa Zones, Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUNDS: The frequency of poor dietary practice due to inappropriate dietary habits is higher during pregnancy compared to any other …
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Food advertisement influences food decision making and not nutritional status: a study among university students in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Consumers are exposed to a wide range of advertisements through different channels daily, which tends to have an influence …