Background: Despite significant gains and progress in the last decade, malnutrition remains a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Pregnant and lactating women (PLW), along with children, are among the most vulnerable groups of population during emergencies and droughts. Identifying and targeting of PLW with malnutrition is among the priorities in humanitarian emergencies. However, there is...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine detailed neonatal measurements as predictors of later diabetes in both parents. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Babies (n = 617) born to nondiabetic parents in Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India, were measured at birth for weight; crown-to-heel length (CHL), crown-to-rump length (CRL), and leg length; skinfolds (triceps and subscapular); and circumferences (...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of F 75 and 100 in children with severe acute malnutrition. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: National Institute Child Health, Karachi. Period: 1st Jan 2021 to 30th June 2021. Material & Methods: All malnutrition, aged 6 months 5 years, irrespective gender were included Children parents/guardians who failed give consent excluded from Rele...

Summary Purpose Malnutrition constitutes an important complication of cancer. Nutritional status is associated with the progression malignant neoplasms. This study aimed to assess nutritional patients cancer using objective and subjective assessment methods. Materials methods The following validated questionnaires were used 152 recruited in Attica, Greece: Patient-Generated Subjective Global As...

Fish is a good source of Animal Source Proteins (ASP). Families from low-income countries with limited access to other animal proteins can utilize it improve the nutrition status infants and young children. The objective study was assess if fish fed during early complementary feeding period had an effect on improved head circumference (HC) mid-upper arm (MUAC) among aged 6–7 months. A randomise...

Child undernutrition disproportionally affects children in low- and middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, both wasting stunting are serious public health concerns, with high human economic costs. Understanding the dynamics ponderal linear growth faltering is critical to inform design of innovative interventions that can prevent poor complex settings. Using two longitudinal studies conducted 201...

Background: Malnutrition is known to be a poor prognostic factor affecting the outcome of pediatric cancers. The objective this study was assess pre-existing malnutrition in newly diagnosed cancer patients presenting at Pediatric Oncology Department, Children Hospital, PIMS and their number hospital admissions due causes other than chemotherapy.
 Methodology: Data 44 children with analyzed...

OBJECTIVE To compare young children 3 to 6 years of age who were born small-for-gestational age (SGA; <10th percentile for gestational age) or large-for-gestational age (LGA; >/=90th percentile) with those who were born appropriate-for-gestational age (10th-89th percentile) to determine whether there are differences in growth and fatness in early childhood associated with birth weight status. ...

Background and Objective: Childhood obesity is one of the major national health concerns. World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends Body mass index (BMI) as the standard epidemiological measurement of obesity. The BMI is not quite independent of stature, especially at the younger ages. Hence, an alternative tool like arm-circumference-to-height ratio (AHtR) is necessitated. The aim of this stu...

Esta investigación recoge una experiencia docente en el marco de un proyecto innovación educativa la Junta Andalucía, cuyo eje vertebrador es Muestra Anual Comunicación (MuAC) que, tras tres ediciones, se ha consolidado como espacio encuentro entre educadores y alumnado todas las edades, diferentes culturas realidades socioeducativas. El objetivo principal convertir al estudiante protagonista s...