Browsing by Subject "Nutritional knowledge"
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Assessing the relationship between mother's nutrition knowledge and her child's nutritional status in Naguru Parish, Nakawa Division, Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2022-08-05)Introduction: Developing countries face a huge burden of different forms of malnutrition. Previous studies in Uganda focused on assessing the nutrition status of children leaving out an important aspect of mothers’ ... -
Effects of mothers/caretaker's Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and dietary practices on the dietary practices and Nutritional status of children ages 2-5years
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Good nutrition is important in promoting health among children and is dependent on quality of food eaten. Children’s food choices are often determined by many factors among the most important being a mothers/caretaker’s ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of expressing breast milk among working lactating mothers with infants less than 6 months.
(Makerere University, 2021)Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months plays a great role in preventing infant morbidity and mortality. However, there are many huddles including mother’s return to work. Attempts to address ... -
Nutrition knowledge and practices of among pregnant women aged 15-45 years attending antenatal care at Ndejje Health Center Ⅳ in Wakiso district.
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Background: Maternal malnutrition remains unacceptably high across regions in South-central and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) African region data, between ... -
Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices on consumption of fruits and vegetables on female University students 18-30years: Case study: Makerere University students.
(Makerere University, 2022-10-31)Fruits and vegetables maintain good health and energy levels and protect the body against aging. They help reduce the risk of cancers and many non-communicable diseases by combating oxidative stress. Females of the ...