A5042256353- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
University of Venda
2016-2024
University of the Free State
2022
Nutrition 21 (United States)
2014
Sustainable Development Goal 2.2-to end malnutrition by 2030-includes the elimination of child wasting, defined as a weight-for-length z-score that is more than two standard deviations below median World Health Organization standards for growth
Globally, 149 million children under 5 years of age are estimated to be stunted (length more than 2 standard deviations below international growth standards)
Abstract Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight length) during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to 2 years age) influences short-term and long-term health survival 1,2 . Interventions such as nutritional supplementation pregnancy postnatal period could help prevent growth faltering, but programmatic action has been insufficient eliminate high burden stunting wasting low- middle-income countries. Identification windows population subgroups on which focus...
Longitudinal and time series analyses are needed to characterize the associations between hydrometeorological parameters health outcomes. Earth Observation (EO) climate data products derived from satellites global model-based reanalysis have potential be used as surrogates in situations locations where weather-station based observations inadequate or incomplete. However, these often lack direct evaluation at specific sites of epidemiological interest. Standard metrics correlation, agreement,...
The Dzimauli community is located in the Vhembe district northern part of Limpopo Province, South Africa. bordered by Botswana and Zimbabwe to north Mozambique East. study site population entirely blacks 53% female, with a mean household size 6 persons. Through consultative process, we engaged prepared Dzimauli, low socioeconomic status, participate longitudinal, observational study. In addition contributing objectives Etiology, Risk Factors Interactions Enteric Infections Malnutrition...
Abstract The duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is often defined as the time from birth to first non‐breast milk food/liquid fed (EBFLONG), or it estimated by calculating proportion women at a given infant age who EBF in previous 24 h (EBFDHS). Others have measured total days personal prevalence (EBFPREV), recognizing that although non‐EBF may occur, can be re‐initiated for extended periods. We compared metrics MAL‐ED study; infants' trajectories were characterized enrollment (median...
Abstract Background Approximately 66% of children under the age 5 in Sub-Saharan African countries do not reach their full cognitive potential, highest percentage world. Because majority studies investigating child development have been conducted high-income (HICs), there is limited knowledge regarding determinants low- and middle-income (LMICs). Methods This analysis includes 401 mother-child dyads from South Africa Tanzania sites Etiology, Risk Factors, Interactions Enteric Infections...
Objective To characterize the operations of street food enterprise in Vhembe district, focusing on business profile, sold foods, inputs, pricing, record-keeping practices and total running cost. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional face-to-face study 511 vendors was done using a structured researcher-administered questionnaire comprising demographic operational characteristics. Convenience sampling used to choose vending sites. Chi-square tests were conducted between four categorical...
Background: There is strong evidence that exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in the first 6 months of life reduces risk diseases infancy and later life. Objective: To understand maternal reasoning influences optimum infant feeding practices caregivers semirural communities Limpopo province. Methods: Nested qualitative study among mothers an ongoing birth cohort was conducted; structured semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Data from 234 infants after follow-up included for...
To estimate the total energy and micronutrient intakes of children 9-24 months age evaluate probability adequacy (PA) diet in seven MAL-ED sites.
Abstract The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life. However, transition infants' diet to partial with addition animal milks and/or solids typically occurs earlier than this. Here, we explored factors associated timing an early across seven sites a birth cohort study in which twice weekly information on infant feeding practices was collected. Infant (size, sex, illness and temperament), maternal (age, education, parity depressive symptoms), initiation (time...
The street food business is a crucial indirect driver of the economies developing countries. It ought not to be ignored as most unemployed people turn it their primary means earning living improve lives. We studied socioeconomic characteristics enterprises in Vhembe district, South Africa. A cross-sectional survey 511 vendors (18-75 years old) was conducted. three towns district were quantified. Data collected included age, gender, educational level, economic profile, factors influencing...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background</ns4:bold>: Growth trajectories are highly variable between children, making epidemiological analyses challenging both to the identification of malnutrition interventions at population level and also risk assessment individual level. We introduce stochastic differential equation (SDE) models into child growth research. SDEs describe flexible dynamic processes comprising: drift - gradual smooth changes – such as physiology or gut microbiome, diffusion sudden...
To estimate the usual energy and micronutrient intakes of children 9–24 mo age evaluate probability adequacy diet in 7 MAL-ED sites. Breastfeeding was evaluated biweekly from enrolment (≤17 d old) through 24 mo; beginning at 9 mo, monthly 24-hour recalls (up to 17 recalls/child) were used quantify complementary foods. Energy, macro- micro-nutrient calculated using site-specific food composition tables. Based on Morseth et al (2016) analysis Nepal site, we estimated nutrient breast milk...
: Growth trajectories are highly variable between children, making epidemiological analyses challenging both to the identification of malnutrition interventions at population level and also risk assessment individual level. We introduce stochastic differential equation (SDE) models into child growth research. SDEs describe flexible dynamic processes comprising: drift - gradual smooth changes such as physiology or gut microbiome, diffusion sudden perturbations, illness infection.