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Maternal employment and child nutritional status in Uganda

PLoS ONE, 2019
Nearly half of all deaths among children under five (U5) years in low- and middle-income countries are a result of under nutrition. This study examined the relationship between maternal employment and nutrition status of U5 children in Uganda using the ...
Olivia Nankinga, Betty Kwagala, E. Walakira   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nutritional status of the elderly in Poland

Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, 2022
Background. The elderly are at greater risk of underweight and the associated risk of protein and energy malnutrition. On the other hand, the lower energy requirement with an often too high intake from the diet leads to the development of overweight and obesity. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight and
Ewa Rychlik, Agnieszka Woźniak, Katarzyna Stoś, Maciej Ołtarzewski   +3 more
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Child diarrhoea and nutritional status in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study to explore contributing environmental and demographic factors. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To explore associations of environmental and demographic factors with diarrhoea and nutritional status among children in Rusizi district, Rwanda. METHODS: We obtained cross-sectional data from 8847 households in May-August 2013 from a baseline
Boisson, Sophie, Clasen, Thomas, Clemence, Zachary, Condo, Jeanine, Cox, Kris, Crossett, Erin, Grépin, Karen A, Habyarimana, James, Jack, William, Mfura, Leodomir, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Sinharoy, Sheela S, Wendt, Ronald   +12 more
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The Impact of Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score on functional prognosis in hospitalized elderly patients with acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Nutritional status, which is associated with osteoporosis and muscle weakness is considered an important factor in the management of acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture (AOVF). However, few reports have investigated the nutritional status of
Tetsuto Yamaura, Fumihiro Arizumi, Keishi Maruo, Kazuya Kishima, Norichika Yoshie, Tomoyuki Kusukawa, Fumiaki Imamura, Toshiya Tachibana   +7 more
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Nutritional Status and COPD

, 2021
Since chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD and obesity became global public health challenges, the nutritional status evaluation is more important. How malnutrition and obesity will impact COPD prognosis and treatment is relevant and we considered need a separate approach.
Mihaela Vladu, Anca Mihaela Hâncu, Maria Moța, Florin Mihălțan   +3 more
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Profiling Obese Subgroups in National Health and Nutritional Status Survey Data using Machine Learning Techniques: A Case Study from Brunei Darussalam [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
National Health and Nutritional Status Survey (NHANSS) is conducted annually by the Ministry of Health in Negara Brunei Darussalam to assess the population health and nutritional patterns and characteristics. The main aim of this study was to discover meaningful patterns (groups) from the obese sample of NHANSS data by applying data reduction and ...
arxiv  

Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments [PDF]

, 2021
The reliance on vision for tasks related to cooking and eating healthy can present barriers to cooking for oneself and achieving proper nutrition. There has been little research exploring cooking practices and challenges faced by people with visual impairments.
arxiv   +1 more source

Is nutritional status associated with the level of anxiety, depression and pain in patients with lung cancer?

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018
Background Nutritional deficiencies are common in lung cancer patients, especially in those with advanced and metastatic cancers. The pathogenesis of the development of nutritional disorders in cancer patients has not been fully explained.
M. Chabowski, J. Polański, B. Jankowska-Polańska, D. Janczak, J. Rosińćzuk   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Determinants of Nutritional Status in Children Under Two Years of Age in Sragen, Central Java [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Malnutrition is one of the most important health and welfare problems among infants and young children in developing countries. This study aimed to examine the determinants of weight for age in children under 2 years of age in Sragen, Central
Anggraeni, T. (Titik ), Sunaryanti, S. S. (Sri )   +1 more
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Malnutrition of the oncological patient - diagnosis and prevention

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Introduction: Malnutrition is an important medical problem which affects more than half of patients at the time of diagnosis of cancer, before any treatment begins. Deficits of nutrients in this group of patients have enormous impact on the course of the
Małgorzata Nartowicz, Aleksandra Jaworska-Czerwińska, Sonia Nartowicz, Magda Kucharczuk   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources