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Association between feeding practices and the nutritional status of children 0- 24 months: a casestudy in Luweero District, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-11)
Background: Childhood malnutrition is a significant health problem in developing countries and it has lifelong and irreversible effects especially if it occurs during the early stages of infancy. Care giving and infant and ...
Development of a drinkable, peanut-based therapeutic food.
(2012)
Malnutrition plays a major role in child morbidity and mortality. Its prevalence in Uganda continues to be an area of public concern. High ingredient costs continue to hamper local production of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic ...
Fusarium and fumonisin contamination of maize produced in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple food for many Ugandans. During production and storage, the crop may be colonised by Fusarium species which may produce fumonisins that are associated with several animal and human illnesses. ...
Effect of supplementation with zinc, zinc plus, vitamin A and iron on nutritional status of school children (6-10 years) in Uganda: A randomized controlled study
(Makerere University, 2010)
Background: The nutritional status for the school-aged child is largely unknown. Unlike for children under five years of age, few studies have been conducted the age group of 6-10 years. Hence there is a paucity of information ...
Determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Kiboga District
(Makerere University, 2012-10)
Background: In spite of the various intervention efforts, Uganda, like other developing countries, is plagued by high levels of anemia among pregnant women. Anemia levels among women of reproductive age, (15-49 years) is ...
Association between socio-economic factors and micronutrient intake (Iron, Zinc and Vitamin A) among children aged 6-59 months in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Three million and five hundred thousand children under five years old die each year as a result of malnutrition. Nearly 150 million children under the age of five in the developing world are under weight for ...
Inheritance of resistance to the stalk-eyed fly (diopsis longicornis) in rice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Rice is an important staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Globally, rice production is limited by abiotic and biotic factors. Of the insect pests attacking rice, the stalk-eyed fly is the most abundant. ...
Mother’s adherence to 2010 WHO infant feeding guidelines on HIV and nutrition status of HIV-exposed children aged 6-24 months: a case study of PMTCT/ART clinics in Mbale district, Uganda
(2019-11-12)
Introduction: Limited exposure to breast milk to avoid Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) can lead to increased risk of morbidity, mortality and growth faltering among HIV- exposed children. Thus good feeding practices ...
Pyrolysis of pine and eucalyptus wood residues for production of biofuels and biochar
(Makerere University, 2017-08)
Uganda produces 180,000 m3 of forestry wood residues of which, only 10% is utilised by the local companies while the rest are left to rot and/or openly burnt posing environmental and health risks. These underutilised ...