Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) by Subject "Malnutrition"
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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 knowledge attitude and practice in child feeding among mothers and caregivers of children aged 0-24 months in Kibiito Town Council, Bunyangabu District
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Introduction: Inappropriate child feeding remains one of the major causes of malnutrition and death in children below the age of two years despite efforts at global and National level. In Africa, the problem of malnutrition ... -
Factors associated with stunting among pre-primary children aged 3 to 5 years, in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp, Kamwenge District
(Makerere University, 2022)Introduction / Background The prevalence of stunting in Uganda has been estimated at 29% and still remains high. This is worsened in vulnerable populations like those living in refugee settlement. Stunting is responsible ...