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Women's Off‐Farm Employment and Dietary Quality in Rural Africa

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most households in rural Africa are involved in smallholder farming, but off‐farm employment is an important additional income source for many. Previous research has analysed links between off‐farm employment and well‐being, but mostly at the household level, not considering that household members may be affected differently.
Chrispinus Mutsami, Martin C. Parlasca, Matin Qaim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is undernutrition responsive to changes in incomes? [PDF]

This paper discusses the effect that changes in individual incomes have on aggregate undernutrition. Undernutrition depends not only on nutrient intakes but on other factors, including nutrient requirements - which may differ widely amongst people.
Ravallion, Martin
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Screening, characterising and assessing malnutrition in the hospital setting: A large‐scale point prevalence survey

Nutrition &Dietetics, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To assess the prevalence of undernutrition, overnutrition, and simultaneous malnutrition in a hospital setting, as well as undernutrition risk and dietetic intervention rates. Methods A point prevalence survey was conducted annually from 2016 to 2024 (excluding 2020–2021 due to Coronavirus Disease 2019) across three metropolitan health ...
Kate Connell, Andrea Elliott, Emma McShane, Andrea Bramley, Lauren Hanna, Kate Furness   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Effects of Climate Change on Child Malnutrition: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

J Hum Nutr Diet
ABSTRACT Introduction Climate change is silently reshaping childhood, especially in the world's most vulnerable regions. This scoping review explores how environmental stressors—such as rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns, droughts, and floods—affect the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age. Methods A systematic search of four
Klapka CS, Barbosa BB, Magalhães AR, Pereira EB, Schettino JP, Domingos AL, Carioca AAF, Lourenço BH, Garcia LMT, Jacob MCM, López-Olmedo N, Gomes SM, Albuquerque UP, de Carvalho AM.   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Nutrition and growth in Italy, 1861-1911 what macroeconomic data hide [PDF]

, 2004
We investigate how nutritional status responded to economic growth in Italy during 1861-1911. By combining household-level data on food consumption with population censuses, we estimate that the incidence of undernutrition decreased by about 10-15 ...
Coppola, Michela, Vecchi, Giovanni
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Clinical validation of the nursing diagnosis of inadequate nutritional intake in children with cancer

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To clinically validate the nursing diagnosis “Inadequate Nutritional Intake” based on elements identified within a specific situation theory framework in the context of children with cancer. Methods This is a diagnostic accuracy study following the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) protocol.
Iane Ximenes Teixeira, Natália Cabrera Matos, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Viviane Martins da Silva, Amanda Laryssa Gomes do Nascimento, Yanka Alcântara Cavalcante, Ana Beatriz Oliveira Marques dos Santos, Daniele Paula Alves Mouta   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal undernutrition exacerbates microbiota-driven growth stunting through pre- and postnatal effects

Cell Reports
Summary: Linear growth stunting due to undernutrition affects 20% of children under the age of 5, with far-reaching consequences, including increased susceptibility to infection and altered cognitive development.
Yadeliz A. Serrano Matos, Claire Williams, Jasmine Cano, Lindsey Bihuniak, Aria Kamal, Carrie A. Cowardin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What's in the Bin? A Waste Audit of an Australian Tertiary Ear, Nose and Throat Outpatient Clinic

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Healthcare contributes 4.4% of global emissions. Climate change contributes to vector‐borne diseases, food insecurity and morbidity and mortality associated with extreme weather. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) outpatient clinics are particularly resource intensive, yet their environmental impact has not been quantified.
Cassie Dow, Daron Cope, Robert Eisenberg
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal anorexia nervosa and risk of mental and neurodevelopmental morbidity in offspring

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background Anorexia nervosa has the potential to affect fetal neurodevelopment. We examined the association between maternal anorexia nervosa and mental, substance‐related, and neurodevelopmental morbidity in offspring. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 1,269,370 children in Quebec, Canada, between 2006 and 2022.
Sam Amar, Gabriel Côté‐Corriveau, Mimi Israël, Howard Steiger, Nancy Low, Nicholas Chadi, Émilie Brousseau, Nahantara Lafleur, Nathalie Auger   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth-related inequalities in undernutrition among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa

Scientific Reports
Undernutrition among under five children is a significant public health concern and a key factor in child mortality in developing nations. Addressing early childhood health disparities requires increased focus, as these issues are likely to persist into ...
Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Natnael Moges, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Natnael Kebede, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Matyas Adugna, Zekaryas Ewnetu Gashu, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source