Browsing by Subject "Nutritional status"
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Assessment of dietary intake and nutritional status of children (under five years) who are HIV positive attending The Aids Support Organization (TASO) Entebbe
(Makerere University, 2010-11)BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS still remains a challenging pandemic worldwide, with Sub-Saharan African being the most affected region. In Uganda, the impact of the disease at household, community and national level has been enormous. ... -
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FATHER’S INVOLVEMENT IN CHILD CARE AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF 6-59 MONTHS OLD CHILDREN IN NAMUWONGO SLUM AREA, KAMPALA.
(Makerere University, 2019-11-19)Introduction: Under-nutrition has remained a major global health problem leading to poor nutritional status of over 200 million under-5 children worldwide. Developing countries are still the most affected with over three ... -
Association between feeding practices and the nutritional status of children 0- 24 months: a casestudy in Luweero District, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-11)Background: Childhood malnutrition is a significant health problem in developing countries and it has lifelong and irreversible effects especially if it occurs during the early stages of infancy. Care giving and infant and ... -
Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children 6 to 23 months in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2015)Introduction: Proper complementary and breast feeding practices result into 63% reduction in child mortality. In Uganda, 60% of child mortality rates are directly or indirectly caused by malnutrition. However, efforts ... -
Complementary food handling practices associated with food safety, health and nutritional status of children in Adyel division, Lira district
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Efforts to reduce illnesses and undernutrition among children in developing countries are partly hampered by a continual existence of childhood infections. The objective of this study was to identify the complementary food ... -
Digital clubbing in tuberculosis – relationship to HIV infection, extent of disease and hypoalbuminemia
(BioMed Central, 2006-03-10)Background: Digital clubbing is a sign of chest disease known since the time of Hippocrates. Its association with tuberculosis (TB) has not been well studied, particularly in Africa where TB is common. The prevalence of ... -
Effect of amaranth porridge supplementation on the nutritional and health status of children 6-59 months in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04-27)Supplementation of children using plant-based complementary foods can be an effective strategy for addressing childhood malnutrition in developing countries if it is affordable for most of the population. Grain Amaranth ... -
Effect of family health groups on nutritional status of children 6-59 months in Kabale and Rukiga Districts in Southwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Family Health Groups (FHGs), an intervention to address malnutrition was operationalized in 2016 to help pregnant and lactating mothers adopt behaviors consistent with good nutritional and health practices. ... -
Effect of nutrition education and promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato on vitamin-A intake and nutritional status of children in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2013)Regular consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) can significantly increase levels of serum retinol, thus reducing the prevalence and severity of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children. For two years preceding ... -
Effect of supplementation with zinc, zinc plus, vitamin A and iron on nutritional status of school children (6-10 years) in Uganda: A randomized controlled study
(Makerere University, 2010)Background: The nutritional status for the school-aged child is largely unknown. Unlike for children under five years of age, few studies have been conducted the age group of 6-10 years. Hence there is a paucity of information ... -
The influence of maternal nutritional status, dietary intake, heamoglobin level and workloads on birth size in Kaberamaido District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-11)Fetal growth retardation is one of the major public health problems particularly because children are at increased risk of being stunted and malnourished in childhood and when reaching reproductive age. Furthermore they ... -
Nutrition education to promote consumption of low-cost fish products to improve nutritional status of children 6-23 months in Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-30)Background: Ugandan children’s complementary diets are mainly composed of starchy staples (cereals, roots, tubers, and bananas), with legumes as the main protein source and low consumption of fruits, vegetables, and animal ... -
Nutrition status and dietary adequacy of adolescents in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda: a human rights approach
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Introduction: Dietary adequacy among adolescents is very crucial, and recent evidence from refugee situations shows that adolescents are among the most affected by macro and micronutrient deficiencies. Previous studies on ... -
Nutritional status and associated factors among inmates at Fort Portal prison Kabarole district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-09-14)Introduction: Globally, more than 11 million people were incarcerated in prisons in 2016. Uganda has got a total prison population of approximately 54,059 inmates including pre-trial detainees or remand inmates. Inmates ... -
Nutritional status and associated tactors among children aged 6 weeks-23 months attending the young child clinic in Lira Regional Referral Hopital
(2008)Introduction: Child malnutrition is the component of child morbidity that is most studied yet malnutrition still remains a challenge. Despite the fact that malnutrition measured in terms of population averages has greatly ... -
Nutritional status and short term outcome among children presenting with surgical conditions to Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2012-05)Background: The acute stress due to surgical conditions results in varying degrees of hyper-catabolism and hypermetabolism manifesting as PEM. This, together with pre-existing PEM adversely affects the morbidity and mortality ... -
Nutritional status in the periconception period and lifestyle factors associated with preterm birth among mothers giving birth in Kawempe and Naguru hospital, Kampala, Uganda: A case control study
(2019-09)Background: Nutritional status in the periconception period and lifestyle factors constitute series of modifiable and non-modifiable exposures that influence adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery. Unfortunately, ... -
Nutritional status of secondary school adolescents and associated factors in Gulu district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)Introduction: Many adolescents in Uganda have a poor nutritional status with the prevalence of wasting being at 32.9% and 14.3% for boys and girls respectively. The national adolescent health policy advocates for a nutritional ... -
Nutritional status, illness severity and length of hospital stay in HIV exposed uninfected compared to HIV unexposed uninfected children under 2 years of age
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Background: HIV infection and exposure is still a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in children. PMTCT interventions have greatly reduced the number of HIV-infected children and together with a stable adult ... -
The relationship between men’s involvement in child feeding and nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months in Kihihi, Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2014)ABSTRACT Introduction Child under nutrition is one of the major public health challenges in Uganda. Male participation in child care practices has been recommended by various studies however many interventions still ...