- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Cassava research and cyanide
Hawassa University
2020-2024
Wolaita Sodo University
2021
Unmet minimum dietary diversity (MDD) feeding practices in poor nations place children at high risk of undernutrition and its related effects, which are far-reaching difficult to correct later life. This study aimed assess the effect maternal nutrition education another determinant on aged 6–23 months. A community-based cluster randomized trial design was conducted from July 2019 January 2020 Horo district. Twenty-three kebeles were assigned two clusters. From clusters, selected by simple...
Abstract Anemia affects every country in the world including Ethiopia. It costs socio‐economic developments due to its health impacts. This study was aimed determine socio‐demographic and dietary diversity other factors associated with anemia among pregnant women Kembata Tembaro Zone. Institution‐based cross‐sectional design employed. Data were collected from 423 women. Hemoglobin level measured by Hemocue. Pretested interviewer‐administered close‐ended questionnaire used collect data....
Abstract During frying, fat degrade and many reactions occur resulting in numerous altered fatty acid products. This would lead to the formation of Tran's acids changes nutritional qualities. Hence, this study was aimed determine during frying on composition Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis Niloticus ) fish muscle from local market Hawassa, Ethiopia. Fish fryers reported that they usually use palm oil for frying. They also indicated is kept days reused at different cycle. In fried fish, 35 types...
Fried food consumption is popular in most parts of the world including Ethiopia. Among many fried products available Ethiopia, fish commonly consumed Hawassa Town due to easy access from lake. Recently, there growing concern among fryers recycle oil while frying fish. However, limited evidence about effect on fatty-acid-related health lipid index Thus, study was aimed determine fatty acid profile and raw Raw were taken open market. Fatty profiles analyzed using a gas chromatography-mass...
Abstract In southern Ethiopian households, kocho is one of the staple foods which can be kept longer and fermented naturally using locally prepared pits, but evidence about influences fermentation at a different time agroecology on proximate compositions microbial loads are limited. Fermented samples times were collected from highland midland districts Sidama region Ethiopia. The standard procedure AOAC (2005) method was followed. Four microbiological load analyses conducted. Factorial...
Fish constitutes a occasional food for the Sidama people of Hawassa, capital city Ethiopia's Region and site large endorheic lake. Freshly-caught fish, especially Nile tilapia or koroso in Local name, are typically fried prior to consumption. Despite sensory qualities, foods not always advisable due impact frying on nutritional quality food. This study was designed assess that had been same palm oil over six consecutive cycles. The raw fish were purchased from Lake Hawassa market at...
Abstract Objectives Dietary management is considered to be one of the cornerstones diabetes care. There a lack data on dietary practice diabetic patients, which underestimates its role in diabetes. Hence, this study assessed level practices and their associated factors among Type2 patients Hawassa city, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. Results Nearly forty-seven percent (46.8%) had poor knowledge about More than half respondents (54.5%) were overweight obese. The levels 171 (44.2%) type 2 poor. Very...
Abstract Objectives Dietary control is regarded as one of the cornerstones diabetes treatment. The lack information on dietary habits patients undersells significance these in management condition. Therefore, this study examined food and contributing factors Type 2 diabetic Hawassa City, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia. Results Nearly forty-seven percent (46.8%) had poor knowledge about diabetes. More than half respondents (54.5%) were overweight obese. levels practice among 171 (44.2%) type...
Fluorosis is a public health problem in Ethiopia.Fluoride (F) absorption can be decreased by dietary calcium (Ca) which forms insoluble complexes with the fluoride ion F-.The aim of this study was to assess maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) towards an area high water F (9.7± 0.27mg/L) Halaba, Southern Ethiopia.A cross-sectional conducted 254 child-mother pairs randomly chosen from two kebeles district, questionnaire used obtain KAP.Teff, maize, millet were major cereals milk...