Browsing by Subject "Nutritional status"
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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’ ... -
Assessment of nutritional status and associated factors among children 6-59 months in Mpunge sub-county, Mukono district
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Background Nutritional status is a condition of the body influenced by the diet, the levels of nutrients in the body and ability of those levels to maintain normal metabolic integrity. Normal nutritional status among ... -
Characterisation of the mineral nutrient composition of mango genotypes grown on a ferrasol in Kabanyolo.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-17)This research was aimed to find of the nutritional status of eight mango varieties grown on the ferralsol soil of Kabanyolo. The study was done using Apple, Alphonso, Zilet, Kekule, and Boribo, Kent; Bire, and Tommy ... -
Determinants of nutrition status of children under 5 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)Nutritional status of children is one of the major predictors of child survival. However, malnutrition is a major public health problem in most of the developing countries like Uganda and occurs prominently among under-five ... -
Diets and nutritional status of children (6-59 months) in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, Adjumani district.
(Mary Elizeous Foni, 2023-08-03)Poor quality diets were a major hindrance to growth, development, learning and survival which occurs during the critical window 6-59 months of age in life. In a cross-sectional study, 144 households with children 6-59 ... -
Effect of different preparation methods on iron and β-Carotene content in amaranthus blitum L.
(Makerere University, 2019-08)Cooking makes food edible and delicious, preserves its nutritional qualities, gives it new flavor, fragrances and colour (Sissi et al., 2008). It also guarantees food safety in terms of hygiene, by eliminating or reducing ... -
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 ... -
Factors associated with the nutritional behavior of female students aged 13-19 years attending single and mixed schools in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2018)Back ground: During adolescence, young people are in a sensitive transition period when they gradually take over the responsibility of own eating habits, health attitudes and behaviors and create lifelong habits. These ... -
Factors influencing nutrition status among children under five in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07)Introduction: Nutritional status is the degree to which the individual’s physiological need for nutrients is being met by the foods that an individual is eating. It is the state of balanced diet in the individual between ... -
Nutritional Status and Blood Pressure Levels of Makerere University Students aged 19 to 25 years
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The double burden of malnutrition is an arising issue for developing countries. Furthermore, the burden of non-communicable diseases is developing among the young population. This study assessed the nutritional status ... -
Relationship between dietary practices and nutritional status of pregnant women aged between 15-49 years attending antenatal clinic at Tororo general hospital.
(Makerere University, 2023)Tittle: Relationship between dietary practices and nutritional status of pregnant women aged between 15- 49 years attending antenatal clinic in Tororo General Hospital. Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was ...