Browsing School of Statistics and Planning (SSP) by Subject "Malnutrition"
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Determinants of malnutrition among children 0-5 years in the central region: a case study: UBOS 2016 survey
(Makerere University, 2023-10)This study employs secondary data from UBOS (2016) to investigate the factors influencing malnutrition among children aged 0-5 years in the central region. Descriptive analysis indicates that 21.09% of these ... -
Determinants of malnutrition among children aged 0-5 years in northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Malnutrition among under-five children is one of the public health problems in developing countries especially Sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, many children are malnourished most especially in the Northern part of the ... -
Determinants of malnutrition among children aged 0-5 years in Uganda: case study of Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)This study aimed at finding the factors associated with malnutrition among under-five children using a case study of Northern Uganda. The study used secondary data obtained from UDHS, 2016 children dataset. Data was ... -
Determinants of malnutrition among under five children in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Nutritional status is the condition of the body resulting from the nutrient content of the food we eat in relation to our nutritional needs, and from the ability of our bodies to digest, absorb and use those nutrients. ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of stunted growth among under-five children in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-10)Stunting is one of the major challenges among under-five children in Sub Saharan Africa. A study was carried out to understand the determinants of stunted growth among children below the age of five years in Uganda. The ... -
Factors associated with high malnutrition rates in children under five years in Karamoja region
(2018-07-08)The study based on data from the UDHS 2016 and it considered respondents from Karamoja region Uganda. The study also based on children under-five years. The majority of the respondents were from rural areas (86.9%), had ... -
Factors Associated With Malnutrition among Children below Five Years in Uganda: Case of Tooro Region, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-23)With various studies that have tried to examine factors associated with malnutrition among children, most of them stopped only at bivariate analysis thus not showing the overall combined effect of the potential factors ... -
Factors associated with malnutrition among children under five years in Karamoja
(2019-07)The 2016 UDHS revealed that nearly four in ten Ugandan children under-five years of age, 29 percent are stunted (short for their age), 4 percent are wasted (thin for their height), and 11 percent are underweight (thin for ... -
Factors associated with malnutrition among children under the age of five a case study of Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Malnutrition is still a significant global public health issue, particularly for children under the age of five. The high burden of wasting, stunting and underweight among children under five years of age is of great concern ... -
Factors Associated With Malnutrition among Under Five Children: A Case Study of Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-11)Malnutrition among under-five children is one of the most important public health problems in developing countries especially Sub-Saharan Africa and about 35% of under-five deaths in the world are associated with malnutrition. ... -
Factors contributing to childhood malnutrition among children under five years. A case of Bunyoro and Tooro regions
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Good nutrition referring to an adequate, well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity is a cornerstone of good health (World Health Organization, 2019). Appropriate nutrition is an assurance to a healthy and ... -
Factors influencing feeding practices and malnutrition in children under five years in Karamoja Sub-Region
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study's main objective was to examine the relationship between feeding practice and malnutrition among children aged 0-5 years in Karamoja. The study used secondary data which was collected by UBOS. The data was ... -
Statistical assessment of causes of malnutrition in Kigezi region
(Makerere University, 2021-01-06)The research was carried out to understand the determinants of malnutrition among under-five children, a statistical assessment was conducted to understand the determinants in Kigezi region. 183 children under the age of ...