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Child Undernutrition among the Bhoksa Tribe of Uttarakhand in India

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2023
Aim: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of undernutrition in terms of low birth weight, stunting, wasting, and underweight among children up to 3 years of age. Materials and Methods: We recruited 150 children of the Bhoksa Tribe aged between 2
Vaidehi Goswami, Vipin Gupta
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Anthropometric deficits and the associated risk of death by age and sex in children aged 6–59 months: A meta‐analysis

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2023
Risk of death from undernutrition is thought to be higher in younger than in older children, but evidence is mixed. Research also demonstrates sex differences whereby boys have a higher prevalence of undernutrition than girls.
Susan Thurstans, Stephanie V. Wrottesley, Bridget Fenn, Tanya Khara, Paluku Bahwere, James A. Berkley, Robert E. Black, Erin Boyd, Michel Garenne, Sheila Isanaka, Natasha Lelijveld, Christine M. McDonald, Andrew Mertens, Martha Mwangome, Kieran S. O'Brien, Heather Stobaugh, Sunita Taneja, Keith P. West, Saul Guerrero, Marko Kerac, André Briend, Mark Myatt   +21 more
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Effect of Maternal Socio-demographic Factors and Child Feeding Practice on Wasting Among Under Five Years Children in Slum Area of Rupandehi District in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2017
Introduction: Childhood wasting although well studied elsewhere, it has not been well understood about in slum area of Nepal. This study aimed to assess effect of socio-demographic factors and child feeding practice in the determination of wasting among ...
Salila Guatam, Sita Ruchal, Binod Timalsina, Dilaram Acharya, Bikram Khadka, Vikash Gautam, Jitendra Kumar Singh   +6 more
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Nutritional health status: association of stunted and wasted children and their mothers

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Across the globe, 149 and 49 million children are stunted and wasted, respectively. Prevalence of stunting and wasting is 40.2 and 17.7% in children of Pakistan.
Ulfat Khadija, Shahid Mahmood, Ammara Ainee, Muhammad Yousaf Quddoos, Hajra Ahmad, Afeefa Khadija, Syeda Mahvish Zahra, Ashiq Hussain   +7 more
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Predictors of Recovery from Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition among Children 6-59 Months Admitted at Mbale Hospital, Uganda

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: In Uganda, 300,000 children under 5 years are acutely malnourished with 1.3% suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). Mbale Regional Referral hospital (MRRH) nutrition unit admits SAM children with comorbidities into inpatient care ...
Magdalene Akos Odikro, Michael Ediau, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Fiston Muneza, George Kiwanuka, Henry Wamani   +5 more
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Ibuprofen Ameliorates Fatigue- And Depressive-Like Behavior in Tumor-Bearing Mice [PDF]

, 2015
Aims: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is often accompanied by depressed mood, both of which reduce functional status and quality of life. Research suggests that increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines is associated with skeletal muscle wasting ...
Bicer, Sabahattin, Devine, Raymond, Godbout, Jonathan P., McCarthy, Donna O., Norden, Diana M., Reiser, Peter J., Wold, Loren E.   +6 more
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The effects of strength training on muscle wasting, fat mass and quality of life in men with Prostate Cancer undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy: a meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2018
• In 2013, the probability of a man developing prostate cancer (PCa) was 1 in 6, sitting on top of the charts as the single most common area for men to develop cancer [4].
Hucker, Holly
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Selective activation of the unfolded protein response and proteolytic pathways in sarcopenic limb muscles of bronchiectasis patients

ERJ Open Research
Introduction Sarcopenia contributes significantly to decreased exercise tolerance, reduced quality of life and worse overall prognosis, independent of lung function severity in chronic respiratory disease including bronchiectasis.
Adriana Núñez-Robainas, Alberto Solano, Salvatore Marsico, Mariela Alvarado-Miranda, Maria Cinta Cumpli-Gargallo, Marina Sáinz-Hernández, José María Maiques, Esther Barreiro   +7 more
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A survey of nutritional status of children 0-12 months in specialist hospital Gombe, Nigeria

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2015
Background: This study was a cross-sectional survey of children and their mothers in specialist Hospital Gombe, Nigeria. Objective: Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status of the children (0-12 months) and a survey of mothers′ opinion on ...
Mela Danjin, Nasiba U Dawud
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Association between household fuel types and undernutrition status of adults and children under 5 years in 14 low and middle income countries

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Polluting biomass fuel use has adverse effects on human health, but there are limited studies exploring the association between biomass fuel use and undernutrition in adult and child population.
Jing Li, Xin Xu, Jin Li, Dan Li, Qiyong Liu, Haibin Xue   +5 more
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