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Retrospective analysis of concurrently wasted and stunted children 6-59 months in the outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Karamoja: burden, characteristics, detection, response to treatment and outcomes
(Makerere University, 2022-01-11)
Background: Children with wasting and stunting at the same time (WaSt) are an emerging public health priority group. They have a comparable risk of death to children with severe wasting. However, evidence is needed to ...
Validity of mid-upper arm circumference in assessing thinness among children aged 5-9 years with and without HIV: A multi center study
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Background: Malnutrition is prevalent in children 5-9 years especially among those co-infected with HIV/AIDS yet it negatively impacts their growth, development and cognition. Although body mass index for age and sex z ...
Factors influencing weight gain in children under two years admitted to Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background; Children under two years admitted with malnutrition often gain weight inadequately with more than 90% of the children failing to gain adequate weight at discharge. This study investigated factors that influence ...
Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: A prospective study from Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Background:
Mortality among children admitted to the malnutrition unit at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda has reduced according to a recent randomised control trial. Anecdotal reports from the unit, however, report high ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Jubek State, South Sudan
(2019-10-14)
Introduction: South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation which gained independence from Sudan on the 9th of July, 2011. This former region of Sudan has witnessed some of the World’s most horrific humanitarian catastrophe ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among internally displaced children aged 6-59 months in Hawl Wadaag District, Mogadishu-Somalia
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Introduction: Worldwide, childhood malnutrition is a public health concern that contributes to impaired mental and physical growth. Malnutrition encompasses stunting, wasting underweight, micronutrient deficiency, and being ...
Association of infant and young child feeding practices and nutrition status of children 6-23 months in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-12-12)
UDHS 2016 indicated stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years as 29%, 4% and 11% respectively. Bidibidi presented highest acute malnutrition of 11.8% compared to Westnile settlements, under nutrition ...
Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with ocular manifestations in malnourished children attending Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Introduction: Ocular manifestations are among a wide range of systemic manifestations associated with malnutrition. Children with malnutrition have micro-nutrient deficiencies which impair the body systems including ocular ...
Effect of family health groups on nutritional status of children 6-59 months in Kabale and Rukiga Districts in Southwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Family Health Groups (FHGs), an intervention to address malnutrition was operationalized in 2016 to help pregnant and lactating mothers adopt behaviors consistent with good nutritional and health practices. ...