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Relationship between adoption of water harvesting, water conservation, irrigation Technologies and nutrition Status of Children under five years in Central Division, Isiolo County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)
The food security situation in Africa is declining due to low agricultural productivity caused by decline in land availability, soil fertility depletion, soil erosion and unpredictable rainfall. Kenya remains food insecure ...
The role of home gardening in household food security in Butere Division, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2004)
Food security has been an issue of concern in Kenya and other parts of the developing
world. Population has been increasing at the rate of 2.8% per annum while
agricultural production has slowed down to 1.3%. This deficit ...
Factors Related to Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage to Preschool Children in Gucha District, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2011)
Nutritional deficiencies account for 3 million child deaths annually in less-developed countries. Deficiencies of vitamin A are responsible for 0:6 million deaths and 9% of global childhood Disability-Adjusted Life Years ...
Evaluation of nutrition education in public nursery \ Schools in Kisumu municipality, Kenya
(2010)
Knowledge about nutrition and health is gained throughout childhood, yet little is known
about the nutrition knowledge of nursery school children in Kenya.Much of the research
assessing nutrition practices in early ...
Influence of psychosocial factors in improving breastfeeding Behavior of mothers in Kakamega central district, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2011)
Health professionals currently use fact-based approach to promote breastfeeding behavior in
Kenya. This practice imposes messages to breastfeeding mothers without considering their
opinions and beliefs thus posing a ...
Development of east African indigenous Vegetable recipes and determination of their iron, copper and vitamin c contents
(Maseno university, 2008)
Increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and micronutrient deficiency in developing countries is
burdening the national and household resources thus interfering with resource-distribution. Changes
in dietary patterns, ...
Influence of household socio-economic characteristics and food intake on nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months from banana-dependent households in Izimbya ward, Tanzania
(Maseno University, 2022)
A child’s entire life is largely determined by the food consumed during his first years of life. Since childhood is the most vulnerable phase in human life, nutritional inadequacies may hamper the development of the body. ...
Determinants of vitamin a supplementation coverage among children aged 6-60 months in Ganze sub county, Kilifi county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Vitamin A deficiency is among the leading and preventable causes of childhood morbidity and mortality that may be attributable to low coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation among children 6-60 months. In Kenya, Vitamin A ...
Food systems, socio-demographic factors and the nutritional Status of children 6-24 months in Obunga slums, Kisumu, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Kenya is grappling with many public health problems; one of the most critical is childhood
malnutrition. Underweight rates are 10.1%, stunting 17.6%, and wasting 4.9 %. In Obunga slums,
stunting was 40.2% for children ...
Assessment of household food security and nutritional status Of children aged 1-3 years in Seme sub-county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2023)
In Sub-Saharan Africa, one out of ten households is unable to get food with more than three million
children living in households that are severely food insecure. Kenya is among the top 50 countries
in Sub-Saharan Africa ...