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Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2021 Background: Undernutrition and tuberculosis are the major public health problems of people living in middle and low-income countries. Even though single studies have been reported from different areas of Ethiopia, there is no national-level study that ...
Adam Wondmieneh +3 more
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Malnourished and surviving in South Asia, better nourished and dying young in Africa: What can explain this puzzle? [PDF]
, 2000 This paper examines the factors explaining the very different relationship between anthropometric shortfall and child mortality in South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa.
Klasen, S.
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The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast AsiaSummary: The emerging predictors of childhood undernutrition include household food insecurity (HFI) and inadequate diet diversity (DD). Geographical, socio-cultural, economic, and demographic factors contribute to HFI.
Surabhi Singh Yadav +3 more
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Urinary N-methylnicotinamide and β-aminoisobutyric acid predict catch-up growth in undernourished Brazilian children [PDF]
, 2015 Enteric infections, enteropathy and undernutrition in early childhood are preventable risk factors for child deaths, impaired neurodevelopment, and later life metabolic diseases.
Guerrant, RL +10 more
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Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2021 Background. Undernutrition and tuberculosis are the major concerns of underdeveloped regions of the world. Tuberculosis makes undernutrition worse and undernutrition weakens immunity, thereby increasing the likelihood that latent tuberculosis will ...
Adane Tesfaye Anbese +3 more
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Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2002 There is only one set of estimates of the prevalence of chronic undernutrition world-wide. These estimates emanate from the FAO and are claimed to be comparable across countries. In this paper it is demonstrated that the FAO has used an estimation model (and data) that induce bias in the estimated overall prevalence of undernutrition. The bias is found
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Children, 2023 Introduction: The prevalence of undernutrition among children below five years of age, in Uganda and the world over, remains very high. About 45% of all global deaths among children below five years of age are attributed to undernutrition.
Vallence Ngabo Maniragaba +2 more
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Nurse-friendly nutritional screening for patient benefit [PDF]
, 2016 Screening for undernutrition is highly important and may reduce morbidity and mortality. The Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition Form – Version II (MEONF-II) is a nutritional screening tool specifically developed for use by nurses. Here, we describe
Hagell, Peter, +4 more
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Environmental Research: Health, 2023 Child undernutrition is still a major public health concern in Bangladesh in spite of significant decline in the last few years. Climate change may impact the prevalence of undernutrition and its geographical variability through food security and ...
Jahidur Rahman Khan +2 more
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Tackling the drivers of child undernutrition in developing countries : What works and how should interventions be designed? [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: The present paper presents a synthesis of available evidence to support action on the interventions that can effectively address the main drivers of child undernutrition in developing countries.
Carr-Hill, Roy, Pridmore, Pat
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