Essays about: "Malnutrition"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 89 essays containing the word Malnutrition.

  1. 26. Maternal Health and the Three Delays Model in rural Guatemala - Examining Factors Affecting Maternal Health-Seeking Behaviours and Health Service Utilisation in Quiché

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Hugo Dürr; [2019]
    Keywords : health; healthcare system; health seeking-behaviours; health service utilisation; Three Delays Model; rural; Guatemala; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives. Guatemala exhibits disastrous maternal and child health outcomes, with the rural, indigenous populations disproportionately impacted by high maternal mortality, chronic malnutrition, and low skilled birth attendance. READ MORE

  3. 27. The Impact of Nutrition on the Frail Elderly - A Literature Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Eleanor Romell; Kevin Broxe; [2019]
    Keywords : frailty; prevention; nutrition; protein; intervention; nutritional status; skörhet; prevention; nutrition; protein; intervention; nutritionsstatus;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: The population of elderly people is an expanding group with an average life expectancy far exceeding that of only several decades ago. This increased number of older adults is a direct result of improved medical improvements, but it has also created a group vulnerable to the decline of bodily functions, diminished physical strength and poor quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 28. Is attained height associated with overnutrition measures in adolescents? : A cross-sectional analysis of 15 years’ follow-up data in the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab (MINIMat) study in rural Bangladesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Thet Lynn; [2019]
    Keywords : nutrition; malnutrition; overnutrition; attained height; height; sitting height; BMI; adolescents; Bangladesh;

    Abstract : Background: As overnutrition rises along with nutrition transition in low- and middle-income settings such as Bangladesh, evaluating metabolic risk factors using overnutrition measures in adolescents is important. Before doing such evaluation, a preliminary step should be taken to attest the independence of overnutrition measures from total height. READ MORE

  5. 29. Benefits and challenges of practicing permaculture : – the perspectives of both immigrants and indigenous people

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Johanna Jerner; Anna Bitic; [2019]
    Keywords : Permaculture; Guatemala;

    Abstract : Modern agricultural production is being intensified worldwide and is often based on monoculture cultivation and the use of chemical pesticides. In Guatemala, the access to land suitable for farming is limited and many people struggle with land acquisition, malnutrition and discrimination. READ MORE

  6. 30. Socio-economic determinants and nutritional status of children aged 0-59 months: a population-based survey in Wolayita zone, rural Ethiopia.

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    Author : Linet Mutisya; [2019]
    Keywords : Socio-economic determinants; Nutrition; population-based; survey;

    Abstract : Background Nutritional status is an important health outcome influenced by both intake and utilization of nutrients. Factors associated with child nutritional status in low-and middle-income countries are many and interlinked yet not fully understood. READ MORE