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The prevalence and impact of malnutrition in hospitalized adult patients in Mbagathi District Hospital, Nairobi – Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Malnutrition is a public health problem that is affecting both the developed and developing world, and in Africa, little focus has been placed on the presence of malnutrition in hospitalized ... -
Plasma glutamine concentration among critically ill children
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Glutamine is considered conditionally essential during critical illness and supplementation of the nutrient has become commonplace among adult ICU populations. However, recent concern over ... -
Field-testing of the revised South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children between the ages of 3-5 years in the Northern Metropole, City of Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : INTRODUCTION: While child underweight and wasting in South Africa decreased in early 2000, overweight and obesity are on the rise and stunting has not declined significantly and remains a public health ... -
Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices of children 0-23 months among agro-pastoralist communities in east Pokot in Baringo County, Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Adequate nutrition is critical to child development and survival and can be achieved by appropriate Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices. It is recommended that infants should be ...