An overview of the nutritional status of childbearing age women, children and adolescents living in a rural area of Madagascar: preliminary results of the Tany Vao project

Public Health Nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Objective: To describe the food consumption, nutrition knowledge and nutritional assessment of childbearing age women their children, living in rural villages Madagascar. The results presented are related to Tany Vao research study. Design: A cross-sectional pilot Setting: study was carried out Ampanitosoha village on Nosy Mitsio island Participants: 32 (14–49 years) 36 children adolescents (2–17 years). Results: 70 % lacked did not reach Minimum Dietary Diversity Index for Women cut-off. median BMI 21·1 kg/m 2 but 55·2 exceeded cut-off waist-to-hip ratio, 51·7 waist-to-height ratio 81·2 mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Almost all had adequate intake energy, protein carbohydrates, while 27·6 excessive fat 75·9 added sugars. Over half meet micronutrients Reference Daily Intake (RDI). For MUAC z-score lower boys than girls ( P -value = 0·041). Conclusions: These underline importance increasing women’s promote healthy pregnancy lactation. Moreover, it is fundamental provide people areas with sustainable tools improve dietary diversity support long-term health.

Language: Английский

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Development and validation of the Teen Moms Child Feeding Questionnaire for Sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Aug. 4, 2023

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the nutritional status of children born to teenage mothers deserves critical attention. Maternal knowledge and attitudes concerning infant young child feeding (IYCF) may predict actual practices status. This study created validated Teen Moms Child Feeding Questionnaire for Africa.A literature search on IYCF attitude gaps in generated scale items. Ten nutrition experts six assessed content validity comprehensibility, respectively. Construct validation was conducted by item response theory (IRT) confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), 150 rural communities Abuja, Nigeria. Model fit parameters were estimated standardized chi-square tests. Internal consistency reliability determined marginal Cronbach's alpha. a sub-sample 40 women who completed questionnaire two weeks later, test-retest via intraclass correlations.The IRT retained 23 items food type, breastfeeding complementary feeding, with acceptable discrimination difficulty. CFA produced six-factor solution (exclusive breastfeeding, breast milk expression, meal frequency, responsive dietary diversity, barriers) 17 Confirmatory Tucker Lewis indices > 0.9; Root Mean Square Errors Approximation Standardized Residuals < 0.08, showed good model fit. Overall alpha (0.843), subscales (≥ 0.6) high correlation coefficients (> 0.75) indicated reliability.The Africa is valid assessment tool mothers.

Language: Английский

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Food knowledge level among Tanzanian women of childbearing age: developing a score for the food knowledge questionnaire

Journal of Nutritional Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Food knowledge (FK) is one of the factors that contribute to malnutrition conditions in developing countries, together with food safety, security and access. FK defined as 'the competence understand healthy nutrition concepts'; it impacts individuals' life due its relationship behaviour eating habits. Therefore, acting on can represent a starting point for improving health status vulnerable populations. The authors present total score an questionnaire (FKQ) relation socio-demographic characteristics specific target population: Tanzanian women childbearing age. results manuscript complement evidence construct validity FKQ by providing algorithm compute measure FK. strength this tool, score, lies fact has been validated easy administer.

Language: Английский

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A new methodology to structure a nutrition educational course: the results of a short-term educational-intervention pilot study

Journal of Nutritional Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The incidence of malnutrition in developing countries, such as Kenya, is still high. most recent international reports outline an increase the prevalence overnutrition Sub-Saharan Africa, where undernutrition and hidden hunger conditions represent emergency. Among factors influencing connected to dietary intake eating habits, evidence shows importance food knowledge. Traditionally, women pillar system impact their children's nutrition: food-based, women-centred strategies are recommended address nutrient gaps, educate empower women, counteract malnutrition. short communication presents results ACTION project: educational-intervention pilot study targeting childbearing-age living rural areas Southern Kenya. To evaluate feasibility educational course built, authors administered a knowledge questionnaire, before after intervention. Study describe women's attending education course. This encourages courses which can starting point improving habits with positive effect on health condition counties too.

Language: Английский

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Dynamic nomogram for predicting infected pancreatic necrosis in female patients of childbearing age with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis

Digestive and Liver Disease, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 56(2), P. 297 - 304

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

Language: Английский

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Dietary Assessment for Weight Management and Health Maintenance

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(21), P. 4610 - 4610

Published: Oct. 30, 2023

An adequate dietary assessment is essential for improving the eating habits of population and preventing health problems such as obesity cardiovascular diseases [...]

Language: Английский

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