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Prevalence of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Malnourished and surviving in South Asia, better nourished and dying young in Africa: What can explain this puzzle? [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +1 more source

Household food insecurity, dietary diversity with undernutrition among children younger than five years in Indian subcontinent–a narrative review

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
Summary: 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
doaj   +1 more source

ON MEASURING UNDERNUTRITION [PDF]

open access: yesOxford Economic Papers, 1989
DESPITE a steady rise in the average per capita production of food in the world, the problem of hunger and undernutrition still exists. This paper is concerned with problems of quantifying undernutrition which results from inadequate intake of calories.
openaire   +1 more source

Determinants of Undernutrition among Adult Tuberculosis Patients Receiving Treatment in Public Health Institutions in Shashemane Town, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the Risk Factors of Undernutrition among Children below Five Years of Age in Uganda Using Generalized Structural Equation Models

open access: yesChildren, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling the link between rainfall, temperature, and childhood undernutrition in Bangladesh using spatial analysis

open access: yesEnvironmental 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
doaj   +1 more source

Urinary N-methylnicotinamide and β-aminoisobutyric acid predict catch-up growth in undernourished Brazilian children [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Undernutrition Overestimated

open access: yesEconomic 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
openaire   +2 more sources

Sex‐Based Body Composition Changes in Patients With Rectal Cancer Undergoing Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This prospective study observed that preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer was associated with reductions in body fat and grip strength, which appeared to be more pronounced in female patients. These findings suggest that sex‐sensitive nutritional and exercise support may be beneficial to help maintain muscle mass and physical function ...
Shinya Abe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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