Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) 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 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 ... -
A comparative study of nutritional status, complementary foods and feeding practices for children 6 - 23 months old in landslides prone Bududa District
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Bududa district located in Eastern Uganda experiences frequent landslides and floods resulting into food insecurity which predisposes children 6-23months to undernutrition. This study aimed at assessing the ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Reliability of scored patient-generated subjective global assessment in determining nutritional status of HIV infected adults attending TASO Mulago Clinic
(Makerere University, 2010-07)Background: Early identification of risk for malnutrition in people living with HIV (PLHIV) is needed so as to determine nutritional deficits and appropriate interventions. Malnutrition in many PLHIV in Uganda is frequently ... -
Sugar sweetened beverage intake, physical activity and nutritional status of school children above five in Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2023)Over the last few decades, sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption has been steadily increasing among school going children and in the entire population. SSBs contain a lot of added sugar and provide empty calories. ...