Masters Degrees (Human Nutrition)
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Field testing of the revised paediatric food-based dietary guidelines among siswati speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: The significant occurrence of malnutrition among South African children necessitated the formulation of the Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines. These guidelines are short, nutrition ... -
Perceptions of adolescents from the Sterkspruit area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, regarding the underlying factors that have an impact on their right to adequate food
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: The government has an obligation to respect, protect and promote the right to food (RtF) as a social, economic and cultural human right. Failing to achieve these obligations could result ... -
The relationship between household food gardens and household food security in an urban area in Harare, Zimbabwe : a right to food perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: It is now widely accepted that hunger constitutes a violation of the human right to food. Urban agriculture may have a role to play in realising the right to food as it addresses hunger in ... -
Prevalence of Risk of Malnutrition in Hospitalised Adult Patients in a Tertiary Hospital Setting in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Hospital malnutrition was first identified by Charles Butterworth in 1974, referring to malnutrition often being overlooked, underdiagnosed and consequently undertreated. This is still a ... -
Breastmilk composition of HIV-infected mothers receiving antiretroviral therapy who gave birth to premature infants
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The incidence of premature birth is rising in Southern Africa. Premature birth is associated with, among other, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection during pregnancy. Women with HIV, ... -
Unintentional weight loss in older adults : nutrition-related knowledge, perceptions and practices of nursing staff working in long-term care facilities in the Cape Metropole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is common in older adults, with a 50-60% prevalence in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). UWL negatively impacts on quality of life and leads to increased ... -
The effect of an enriched nutritional supplement on growth and inflammatory markers in underweight HIV-positive children aged 24-72 months
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : BACKGROUND: Infection with the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) causes immune impairment which leads to malnutrition. Malnutrition worsens the effects of HIV, resulting in faster progression to acquired ... -
Fistuloclysis : an option for the nutritional management of adult intestinal failure patients in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: The development of intestinal failure is the consequence of diverse aetiologies and pathophysiological causes. Fistuloclysis is an effective means of nutritional support in selected intestinal ... -
An investigation of possible contributing risk factors related to diet and lifestyle which may cause hypertension in male employees of Hotazel Managanese mines (Northern Cape Province, South Africa)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Occupational health nurses employed by Life Health Services noticed a high prevalence of hypertension among employees that were hypertension free at the start of employment at Hotazel ... -
Determinants of the realisation of the right to adequate food of children (1 – 5 years old) and their primary caregivers living in rural and urban areas in one region of the Cacadu District in the Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: South Africa has committed to progressively realise the fundamental right to adequate food for all by ratifying the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other ... -
The role of selected duty-bearers in realising the right to water of children (0-24 months) in Colesberg, Northern Cape, during the nutritional management of diarrhoea in primary health care institutions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Diarrhoea and malnutrition are some of the main causes of death in children under the age of five years. They are especially prevalent in children from 0 to 24 months that are most vulnerable, ... -
Dietary diversity of the school feeding program and factors influencing the school feeding program in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya : a perspective of school principals/teachers in charge
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: The majority of the world’s hungry people are found in developing countries with as many as 66 million children attending classes hungry. Hungry children are undernourished, fall ill more ... -
The knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding food fortification among mill managers and the contribution of maize meal to the micronutrient intake of a national sample of South African adults
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding food fortification among mill managers and the contribution of maize meal to the micronutrient intake of a national sample of South African adults Aim: ... -
An evaluation of nutrition care to adult patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) attending primary healthcare facilities in Mbombela North, Mpumalanga
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: South Africa has the most people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world; however the rollout of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is expanding. Treatment ... -
An investigation of the factors influencing food choices of mothers of children attending primary schools in the Metro North Education District of Western Cape Province, South Africa.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Adequate nutrition during childhood is essential for optimal growth, development, health and well-being. The growing epidemic of childhood obesity is a major public health problem. In South ... -
Nutritional recovery practices of team sport athletes training at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Aim: To determine nutritional recovery practices of team sport athletes training at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa Objectives: i) To determine timing and macronutrient ... -
The association between tuberculosis and the development of insulin resistance in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Western Sub-District of the Cape Metropole region
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: The existence of a bi-directional relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and insulin resistance (IR)/diabetes has been alluded to in literature. Although diabetes has been linked to increased ... -
An assessment of the comprehension of the preliminary 2007 version of the South African paediatric food-based dietary guidelines for Northern Sotho infants 6–12 months of age in Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction Malnutrition, in both adults and children, is a problem worldwide with negative health consequences. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the ... -
An assessment and analysis of duty- bearers realising the right to food among children under the age of 18 years in Masiphumelele, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, guarantees the right to food for all. Aligned with this commitment, policies and programmes have been developed by various government ... -
Complementary feeding practices and the anthropometric status of children aged six to 23 months among the pastoralist communities of Isiolo county, Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Adequate nutrition is vital to a child’s development, with the period from pregnancy to two years of age being the most critical basis for future optimal growth, health and development. ...
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