Undernutrition, caused by insufficient intake of energy and nutrients, impairs growth and reduces energy reserves in children. It is both a cause and consequence of poverty, affecting health, development, and societal economic progress. Africa bears a disproportionate burden, with millions of children affected by stunting and wasting, increasing susceptibility to infections and mortality. In Cameroon, undernutrition remains a significant public health concern, contributing to under-five deaths a...

Nutrition 

Palm wine has been ascribed as a functional drink in several countries where it is consumed due to certain health benefits it promotes. In ethnomedicine pharmacopeia, many health benefits are attributed to palm wine consumption. However, no known studies have documented the ethnomedicinal utilization of palm wine in Ghana. This study aimed to document ethnomedicine applications for treating human ailments in Ghana. Data on palm wine ethnomedicine applications were collected from 150 respondents ...

Culture  Evidence Based Medicine  Nutrition 

This cross-sectional study investigated women’s empowerment and its associated covariates with 445 women from Iganga and Bugiri districts in eastern Uganda. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and the principal component and logistic regression analyses were applied. The results indicate a concerning trend, with almost all (97.3%) of women failing to achieve empowerment, revealing a prevalent state of disempowerment. Women on average were inadequate in six out of ten empowerme...

Sociology  Economics  Nutrition 

Introduction: Currently, many information sites and distributors of food supplements highlight the benefits of spirulina, generally presenting it as the richest food on the planet. This cyanobacterium considered as a microalgae can be the source of molecules potentially active on certain functions of the human body, making it interesting for the development of functional foods and food supplements. The objective pursued in this study was to analyze the evolution of anthropometri...

Nutrition 

Introduction: The increased use of antibiotics in livestock production, particularly poultry, has prompted serious public health concerns due to the possibility of antibiotic residues in the food supply chain. This study examined the levels of tetracycline residues in broiler chicken meat samples including liver, small intestine, and thigh muscle tissues collected from two major markets in Zanzibar namely, Mwanakwerekwe and Darajani. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test was...

Pharmacology  Public Health  Global Health  Nutrition 

The goal of this research is to examine the factors that contribute to the proliferation of thyroid disorders in the Al-Baha region and how these factors relate to age groups, sexes, food preferences, and behavioral patterns among individuals who have thyroid glands. This study included a total number of 200 cases of patients from King Fahd Hospital and (Prince Mashari Hospital in Baljurashi) from-02 January 2022 to 2023, Cases were classified into 70 hyperthyroidism (40 females and 30 males), 6...

Nutrition 

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an advanced service available in hospitals for potentially recoverable patients who have acute life-threatening single or multiple organ system failure due to disease or injury. The aim of this study is to explore the characteristics of adult ICU patients at a university Hospital in Bangladesh. A descriptive study design was carried out to conduct this study. Data were collected from 112 conveniently selected ICU patients, by observing their medical documents and int...

Nursing  Nutrition 

Introduction: Food contamination with microorganisms can occur at any stage of the process, from food production to consumption, and can be the result of environmental contamination. This study was carried out in order to identify the microorganisms forming the flora and to determine the level of microbial contamination of the internal surfaces of devices in the cold chain of butcher shops. Method: This is a comparative cross-sectional descriptive study of 30 internal surfaces of ten devices in ...

Microbiology  Nutrition 

The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of dietary supplement (DS) consumption by students, their perception of it during Covid 19 confinement, as well as the factors associated with it. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out online with a questionnaire, with a population of 350 students from Casablanca (Morocco), from March to May, 2020. The consumption pattern of DS, socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle were collected. The association between the diff...

Public Health  Nutrition 

Leg ulcers (LU) are one of the most frequent complications in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Old reports and unofficial documents found at the Nutrition Outpatient Clinic in a reference center for hematological diseases (NOC/RCHD) describe the use of oral supplement (OS) hypercaloric, hyper protein and arginine-rich (OS/HHA) for the healing of leg ulcers. The aim is to describe a rare case of a patient with sickle cell disease and leg ulcer submitted a dietetics orientations and int...

Nursing  Nutrition