A5086383374- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Sleep and related disorders
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
Jimma University
2017-2025
ActionAid
2025
University of Copenhagen
2023-2024
In Ethiopia, acute malnutrition is one of the potential challenges to achieving United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in reducing child mortality. Thus, this study aimed determine factors associated with among children aged 6-59 months attending public health facilities Jimma town, South West from March December 2017. An institution-based age-matched case-control design was used. Two hundred and thirty-four 6 59 were randomly selected. Data analyzed using SPSS version 20. Variables a...
Background . Anemia defined as a low blood hemoglobin concentration is public health importance. The adolescence age group the most neglected in and nutrition research priorities are usually given to pregnant women, lactating mothers, their children less than 2 years. Current Ethiopian Food Nutrition policy included adolescent girls at-risk for nutritional demands; however, only few published studies have assessed deficiency of anemia associated factors tackle intergenerational cycle...
Appropriate complementary feeding Practice is essential in the first two years of life for satisfactory growth and development children prevention childhood illness. Insufficient quantities, frequency inadequate quality foods have a detrimental effect on health this critical period. The aim study was to assess minimum dietary diversity meal practice determinants among infant young age between 6 23 months Shoa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Institution-based cross-sectional carried out select 200...
Background: Globally, hypertension is becoming a serious problem affecting the health and wellbeing of adult population. Anthropometric indices like body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) have long been utilized to screen hypertension; in contrast, other evidence indicates superior utility waist-to-height (WHtR) hypertension. There are inconclusive results from different studies done settings regarding best screening for In addition, there paucity...
Substantial evidence is emerging on the coexistence of double burden malnutrition adolescents low-income countries, shaping health challenges upcoming adult generation for worst. Whether nutritional status markers in cash crop setting are par with economic gains remains uncertain. Thus, we investigated outcomes and their determinants coffee farming households.The survey was carried out 3 top coffee-producing districts Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Five hundred fifty mothers/caregivers respective...
Time to Cure and Predictors of Recovery Among Children Aged 6–59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition Admitted in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract Early discontinuation of breastfeeding is known to be associated with avoidable childhood morbidity and mortality. The effect maternal employment on the duration exclusive its determinants has not been addressed adequately in Ethiopia general stud area particular. Hence, this study was aimed compare time stop among employed unemployed mothers infants 6–12 months age. A community-based comparative cross-sectional conducted from March 1 30, 2019. total 426 were recruited using a...
Outpatient therapeutic program (OTP) brings the services for management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) closer to community by making available at decentralized treatment points within primary health care setting. Despite interventions tackle nutritional problems, there is scarce information on time recovery and its predictors. Therefore, aim this study was estimate identify predictors among children aged 6-59 month with SAM admitted OTP in Bench Sheko zone Southwest Ethiopia.A...
Abstract Background Investments in youths’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has greatest gain as they are a critical time across the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. This segment population disproportionately SRH ill problems due lack adequate knowledge make informed decisions exercise their rights (SRHR). Objectives To examine effectiveness digital interventions on among school adolescent youth Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia. Methods A quasi-experimental study conducted...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Adult populations of more than 2 billion and 1.12 trillion people will suffer from overweight obesity, respectively, by 2030. Sleep quality has declined simultaneously with the increased prevalence suggesting a potential link. However, there are inadequate published articles showing that poor sleep is risk factor for obesity in young older adults Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study Jimma University academic staff was conducted. A...
Background: Treatment at stabilization center is an important intervention to avert the huge burden of mortality for children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Recent reviews indicated a wide range in recovery rate (34-88%) due several context-specific factors. This study aimed estimate time and determine predictors among aged 6-59 month malnutrition. Method: Retrospective cohort was used 375 months admitted Jimma university medical center, from September 2015 2017. Kaplan...
There are wide ranges of factors that determine individual food insecurity within households. In cash crop area products for market rather than agricultural households can cause accessibility to a severe challenge. is, however, dearth information about the security status adolescent living inside coffee farming The aim this study is investigate prevalence and its among producing districts in Jimma Zone, South west Ethiopia. Community based cross-sectional was employed district zone, from...
Both body fat and lean mass have important roles in health wellbeing. It is crucial that researchers clinicians can accurately measure them, especially nutritionally vulnerable populations such as people living rural areas of Ethiopia. Skinfold thickness measurements are one the few methods to % outside a clinical setting. The validity dependent upon age, sex, ethnicity. existing skinfold equations derived from European descent. This study will demonstrate not valid for Ethiopian adults...
Abstract Background Although food cravings, aversions, and pica behaviors are practiced globally, they more common in African countries. No clear evidence indicated on malpractices during pregnancy. Therefore, this study aims to investigate pica, aversion, craving practices their associated factors the area. Objectives To assess prevalence of practice, its among pregnant women attending antenatal care Nifas Silk sub-city health facilities, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021 Methods An...
Background: Although food cravings, aversions, and pica behaviors are practiced globally, they more common in African countries.No clear evidence indicated on malpractices during pregnancy. Therefore, this study aims to investigate pica, aversion, craving practices their associated factors the area. Objectives: To assess prevalence of practice, its among pregnant women attending antenatal care Nifas Silk sub-city health facilities, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021 Methods:An institution-based...