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Gender Perspectives in School Health Policy Implementation among Girls in Usigu Division Primary Schools, Siaya County, Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing., 2016)
Low school completion rates for girls could be attributed to gender stereotypical biases and
preferential treatments usually accorded to male as opposed to female gender in the education system. School health policies
have ...
Relationship of the availability of micronutrient powder with iron status and hemoglobin among women and children in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2011-09)
Background
Micronutrient powder is a potential strategy to improve iron status and reduce anemia in refugee populations.
Objective
To evaluate the effect of the availability of home fortification with a micronutrient ...
Dietary intake of HIV-seropositive clients attending Longisa County Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic, Bomet County, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Inadequate dietary intake, infections and stage of disease progression elicit malnutrition among HIV-seropositive individuals,
which hastens progression of HIV to full-blown AIDS.
Aim: The study sought to determine the ...
Zinc Levels in Raw and Blanched Slenderleaf sp.(Crotalaria ochroleuca & Crotalaria brevidens) Indigenous Vegetables
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2019)
An estimated 20% of the world’s population is at risk for zinc (Zn) deficiency.
Micronutrient deficiencies are most prevalent in Africa and remain a major
problem facing poor populations, whose impact is worsened by ...
Breakfast Missing Pattern of Pre-Adolescent Primary School Children Kisumu County, Kenya.
(EC NUTRITION, 2020)
Breakfast is an important meal of a day, especially to children and pre-adolescents. However, pre- adolescents seem to have the
highest prevalence of missing breakfast despite its importance to their cognitive performance, ...
Assessing micronutrient status in the presence of inflammation: comparing approaches in children aged 2-6 years from rural Western Kenya
(2011)
Introduction: Malnutrition and Inflammation are highly and concurrently prevalent in
preschool children in rural Western Kenya, making estimation of those at risk of deficiency
difficult. Different approaches have been ...
Combining food‐based dietary recommendations using Optifood with zinc‐fortified water potentially improves nutrient adequacy among 4‐to 6‐year‐old children in Kisumu West …
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-04)
Children in developing countries often face multiple micronutrient deficiencies. Introduction of zinc‐fortified water can increase zinc intake, but additional recommendations are required to address overall diet nutrient ...
Mothers’ Beliefs about Indigenous and Traditional Food Affordability, Availability and Taste are Significant Predictors of Indigenous and Traditional Food Consumption among …
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)
Objective:
To examine mothers’ and young children’s consumption of indigenous and traditional foods (ITF), assess mothers’ perception of factors that influence ITF consumption, and examine the relationship between perceived ...
Measuring health system resilience in a highly fragile nation during protracted conflict: South Sudan 2011–15
(Health Policy and Planning, 2020)
Health systems resilience (HSR) is defined as the ability of a health system to continue providing
normal services in response to a crisis, making it a critical concept for analysis of health systems in
fragile and ...
Nutrient Intake and Immune Status of HIV Sero-positive Patients in a Comprehensive Care Clinic at Chulaimbo Sub-district Hospital, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2015)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and nutrition status of human are linked to HIV infection and poor nutrient
intake can speed the disease progress. Both macro-and micronutrient deficiencies could impair host immune ...