Background: Globally, 45% of all child deaths are attributed to malnutrition. Few children are exclusively breastfed and less than a fourth of children 6-23 months of age are introduced to optimal complementary feeding ...

If the traditional rain-fed cropping practices are maintained, the amount of food produced will continue shrinking thereby increasing hunger and malnutrition amongst an increasing population. Africa as of 2019, despite ...

The Uganda Demographic Health Survey (2016) reports that 33% of children under the age of five were stunted, an indicator of chronic malnutrition, while 14% of the children under five were underweight and 5% wasted. ...

Malnutrition generally implies under nutrition and refers to all deviations from adequate and optimal nutrition status in infants, children and adults. In children, malnutrition manifests as underweight and stunting ...

One of the leading causes of death among children under the age of five in underdeveloped nations is malnutrition (protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies). F-75 and F-100, also known as Formula 75 and ...

Malnutrition generally implies under nutrition and refers to all deviations from adequate and optimal nutrition status in infants, children and adults. In children, malnutrition manifests as underweight and stunting ...

ABSTRACT. The main purpose of the study was to identify the different malnutrition conditions reported at MNU in Mulago National Referral Hospital and was guided by the following research objectives: To find out the ...

Malnutrition in early childhood continues to have diverse serious consequences especially to the child’s life, survival and long-term well-being. This study investigated the contribution of adolescent motherhood to ...