A5108039021- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Trace Elements in Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Hawassa University
2015-2024
Adolescence is the critical stage of an individual's growth and development that determines their nutritional status in future. Adolescent overnutrition has become increasing public health concern developing countries like Ethiopia.This study was designed to determine magnitude determinants among school-going adolescents Dale District Ethiopia.An institution-based cross-sectional done between November December 2020. A total 333 aged 10-19 years participated this study. Socio-demographic,...
For impact of nutritionally improved biofortified crops, consumer acceptance specifically by women and children is necessary when the target beneficiaries are young children. The objective was to assess women's children's a crop, quality protein maize (QPM), for complementary feeding in rural Ethiopia.Randomly sampled mothers (n = 61) (6-24 months) evaluated flours from QPM conventional variety five sensory characteristics overall mother child home use test with double-blind, randomized...
Abstract Adequate nutrition is essential for early childhood to ensure healthy growth, proper organ formation, and function, a strong immune system, neurological cognitive development. The main aim of the present study was assess effect maternal employment on nutritional status among children aged 6–23 months in town Bale Robe, Ethiopia. A community-based comparative cross-sectional conducted about 597 (293 unemployed 304 employed) having 6–23-month-old sampled were employed with multistage...
Anemia is predicted to affect 38% (32 million) of pregnant women worldwide. However, evidence for utilization and compliance with iron supplementation predictors during pregnancy in low-income countries, including Ethiopia, sparse inconclusive. Therefore, we aimed assess among Robe Town, Southeast Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was employed randomly selected 445 attending antenatal care at health facilities from May July 2015. systematic random sampling used select...
Adolescence, especially for females, is a period of ongoing risk behavior that triggers the development adverse health outcomes during adulthood. This study aimed to investigate weight control practice and its associated factors among high school female-adolescents in Hawassa town, Ethiopia. A school-based mixed cross-sectional was conducted on 552 between December 2020 January 2021. SPSS version 26 used perform bivariable multivariable regression. Chi-square Odds ratio were see association...
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality globally. This is due to increasing prevalence modifiable CVDs risk factors such as high blood glucose, systolic pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol obesity. Certain evidence also indicates that increased burden severity CVD additive synergistic effect presence multiple factors. However, there a scarcity information about knowledge for among Type-II diabetic patients attending public...
Zinc deficiency (ZD) during pregnancy has far-reaching consequences on the mother, fetus and subsequent child survival. Therefore, present study aimed to assess prevalence associated factors of ZD among pregnant women around Lake Awasa, Hawassa City, Ethiopia. To this end, a facility-based cross-sectional was conducted 333 randomly sampled from 08 April May 2021. The socio-economic, dietary intake, water, sanitation hygiene, obstetric, maternal health data were collected through face-to-face...
Abstract Background Globally, anemia affects 1.62 billion people (25%) of which 56 million are pregnant women. However, evidence for utilization and compliance with iron supplementation predictors during pregnancy, in low-income countries, including Ethiopia, was sparse inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to assess among women Robe Town, Southeast Ethiopia. Methods Community-based cross-sectional employed randomly selected 445 attending antenatal care at health facilities from May July...
Abstract Globally, anemia affects 1.62 billion people (25%) of which 56 million are pregnant women. However, evidence for utilization and compliance with iron supplementation predictors during pregnancy, in low-income countries, including Ethiopia, was sparse inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to assess among women Robe Town, Southeast Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional employed randomly selected 445 attending antenatal care at health facilities from May July 2015. Systematic...