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Assessment of knowledge on recommended nutritional care and support for TB patients and dietary practice of tuberculosis patients during treatment, Addis Ababa

Admassu, Selamawit (2017)

Background: TB is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Horn of Africa with Ethiopia carrying a heavy burden. Malnutrition is a critical yet underestimated factor in susceptibility to infection. Infection ...
Adherence to Iron/ Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Fogera District, North-West Ethiopia: Community Based Cross Sectional Study;

Getnet, Giezew (2019-06)

Background: Iron deficiency anemia is affecting the lives of 2 billion people which accounts almost 30% of world`s population. It is a major nutrient deficiency; contributor of morbidity and mortality of pregnant women ...
Recovery Outcome And Associated Factors Among Under Five Children With Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition In Farta District Heath Posts, Northwest, Ethiopia,2019.

Meneber, Zework (2019-06)

Background: Outpatient therapeutic care program (OTP) of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been decentralized to health post level in Ethiopia since 20082009. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding ...
Assessment of Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practices among Primary School Adolescents At Burie Districts, North West Ethiopia

Getahun, Zelalem (2019-06)

Introduction: Adolescent nutritional problem is common throughout the world. They have to happenstance a sequence of serious nutritional trials not only affecting their growth and development but also their livelihood as ...
Prevalence of Risky Dietary Behaviors For Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Associated Factors among Middle Adulthood Stage (40-60yrs Age) In Jimma Town, Oromia Region, And South West-Ethiopia.

Mideksa, Tesfa (2019-08)

Background: Adequate diet quality is essential throughout the life cycle, for sufficient growth, for mental and physical development, and for minimizing the risks of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).The burden of ...
Prevalence of Vitamin a Deficiency and Associated Factors among Children Aged 6-59 Months In Dera Worda, Bahir Dar, South Gonder, Ethiopia.

Hune, Yidersail (2019-09)

Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin essential for proper functioning of the immune system. It comes in the form of retinol from animal sources or beta-carotene from plant source foods. Due to their increased nutrient demand ...
Magnitude and Associated Factors Of Under Nutrition among Orphans Residing In Selected Orphanages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Beyene, Lesan (2019-09)

Background:The number of children who are left orphaned in the world due to loss of parents has increased in recent years. Ethiopia contains and struggles to care for millions of orphaned children. Orphanages may lack ...
Assessment and Associated Factors of Knowledge, attitude And Practice Towards Prevent of Nutritional Anemia Among Pregnant Women In Selected Health Facilities In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Chanie, Nibret (2019-10)

Background: Globally, the most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency, which is responsible for about half of anemia cause in pregnancy, and it estimated that in developed countries 38% are iron depletion. In developing ...
Under nutrition and Associated Factors among Adults Living with Hiv/Aids Attending in Selected Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Debebe, Lubaba (2019-10)

Background: Both Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and malnutrition can independently cause progressive damage to the immune system. The former increases susceptibility to infection, morbidity and mortality through ...
Adherence to Iron/Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia.

Seyoum, Mezgebu (2019-10)

Background:Iron/folic acid supplementation is feasible and cost effective strategy to control and prevent anemia in pregnancy. In Ethiopia,the national data suggests that from all pregnant women supplemented with these ...
Prediction of Height from Arm Span Demi Span and Knee Height among Ethiopian Elderly in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Asfaw, Alemtsehay (2019-10)

Background: Height is important in measuring body size assess nutritional status, measure basic energy requirements, standardize measures of physical capacity and adjusting drug dosage. However, height in elderly is difficult ...
Utilization of Breast Milk Substitutes and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers Having Children Aged 0-23 Month Years in Bahir Dar Town North West, Ethiopia

Getinet, Haimanot (2019-12)

Background: Breast milk substitutes are defined as “any food being marketed or otherwise represented as a partial or total replacement of breast milk, whether or not the purpose fulfilled. To achieve optimal growth, ...
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and associated factors of nurses on the nutrition of surgical patients: the case of referral hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

ENYEW, ALAMIREW (2020)

Background: Surgical patients are high risk of malnutrition due to extensive catabolic reactions and increased nutrient requirement after surgery. Although nutritional care is the focus of peri-operative nursing care, it ...
CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG LACTATING WOMEN IN SIMADA DISTRICT, NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA

DEMEKE, ALEMU (2020)

Background: Maternal chronic energy deficiency remains a persistent problem and an important contributor to morbidity, mortality and poor birth outcomes in developing countries. Despite this, there is scarcity of data on ...
APPROPRIATE COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS OF CHILDREN AGED 6-23 MONTHS IN QUARIT DISTRICT, NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA

ADMASSU, AMARE (2020)

Introduction: Complementary feeding is the central pillars supporting healthy growth and development of children. Lack of appropriate breast-feeding and complementary feeding practice are the main cause of under nutrition. ...
PREVALENCE OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS OLD IN GILGEL BELES TOWN, BENISHANGUL GUMUZ REGION, NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA.

BEYENE, ANDINET (2020)

Introduction: Undernutrition among children is a major public health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. Undernutrition among children is a critical problem because its effects are long lasting and go beyond ...
PREVALENCE OF OVERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BISHOFTU TOWN, ETHIOIPIA

GIRMA, AWOKE (2020)

Background: Overweight and/or obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in the body that may affect health and pose major risk for serious diet-related chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, ...
FOOD TABOO AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTANDING ANC SERVICE IN MANDURA WOREDA, BENISHANGUL GUMUZ REGIONAL STATE, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA.

ALGA, AYRU (2020)

Introduction: A food which is considered as a taboo is a food that is strictly forbidden in the community, for health, cultural or spiritual reasons. Food taboos are known from all human societies and may be found in ...
COMPLIANCE TO WEEKLY IRON AND FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN DEBUB ACHEFER WOREDA, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA, 2020

HAILE, BISRAT (2020)

Background: Adolescent nutrition is important to the health of girls and is relevant to maternal nutrition. Especially, pregnancies in adolescence have a higher risk of complications and higher mortality for mothers, infants ...
MINIMUM DIETARY DIVERSITY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6-23 MONTHS IN ENEBSIE SAR MIDIR WOREDA, NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA,2020

ASSEFA, DEJENU (2020)

Background – Dietary diversity has long been recognized as a key element of high quality diets. Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the first 2 years of age are among major causes of childhood malnutrition, ...

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