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Health facility-based counselling and community outreach are associated with maternal dietary practices in a cross-sectional study from Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Anemia and underweight among women are major public health challenges. Access to health services can improve dietary behaviors and …
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Culture and community perceptions on diet for maternal and child health: a qualitative study in rural northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: This study explored cultural and community perceptions of optimal diet for maternal and child health in northern Ghana. METHODS: …
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Consumer perceptions of food safety in animal source foods choice and consumption in Nairobi’s informal settlements
BACKGROUND: Animal-source foods (ASFs) are high-quality nutrient-dense products key to reducing stunting and micronutrient deficiencies. However, their consumption among the …
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Best practices and opportunities for integrating nutrition specific into nutrition sensitive interventions in fragile contexts: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Annually, undernutrition contributes globally to 45% (3.1 million) of preventable deaths in children under 5. Effect following undernutrition i.e. …
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Minimum acceptable diet practice and its associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in rural communities of Goncha district, north West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: After the first 6 months breast milk is no longer sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the infant. …
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Risk factors for overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity have increased considerably in low- and middle-income countries over the past few decades, particularly among women …
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Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women in Konso district, southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition during pregnancy is an important public health problem. It is highly prevalent in Ethiopia but not sufficiently addressed …
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Weight and mid-upper arm circumference gain velocities during treatment of young children with severe acute malnutrition, a prospective study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Weight gain is routinely monitored to assess hydration and growth during treatment of children with complicated severe acute malnutrition …
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Exploring maternal nutrition counseling provided by health professionals during antenatal care follow-up: a qualitative study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-2019
BACKGROUND: Nutritional awareness and practice of women during pregnancy could be determining their nutritional status, which significantly affects the outcome …
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Spatial distribution and determinant factors of anemia among adults aged 15–59 in Ethiopia; using mixed-effects ordinal logistic regression model
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a global public health problem, particularly in developing countries. Assessing the geographic distributions and determinant factors is …
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The prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among under-five children in South Sudan using the standardized monitoring and assessment of relief and transitions (SMART) methodology
BACKGROUND: Conflict regions bear the heaviest brunt of food insecurity and undernutrition. South Sudan is one of the fragile countries …
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Nutritional status and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana: cross-sectional study of highly active antiretroviral therapy clients
BACKGROUND: Nutrition among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is essential in their care and management as it has implication for …
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Effectiveness of integrated nutrition interventions on childhood stunting: a quasi-experimental evaluation design
BACKGROUND: Although malnutrition particularly stunting is recognized as multi-causal, there has been limited integrated nutrition interventions to reduce its burden …
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Adolescents’ nutritional status and its association with academic performance in South Ethiopia; a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a particularly vulnerable stages of life in which malnutrition inhibits academic performance through poor growth and development, …
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Factors associated with dietary diversity among adolescents in Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Consuming diversified food during the adolescent period is essential to build a healthy and active mind for their later …
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Nutritional perspectives on sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that predominantly affects individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. However, research that …
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Prevalence of iodine deficiency among pregnant women in Gwembe and Sinazongwe districts of Southern Province, Zambia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Maternal iodine deficiency is one of the common causes of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. Maternal iodine deficiency during …
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is essential for health and its shortage exacerbates overall mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) need to educate …
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Community-based nutrition-sensitive approach to address short-term hunger and undernutrition among primary school children in rural areas in a developing country setting: lessons from North and North-Eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition in childhood is an important factor that greatly impedes the achievement of full human potential at adulthood. Despite …
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Implementation fidelity of nutritional counselling, iron and folic acid supplementation guidelines and associated challenges in rural Uasin Gishu County Kenya
BACKGROUND: Implementation fidelity which is defined as the degree to which programmes are implemented as intended is one of the …