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Factors Associated With Anaemia among Pregnant Women: A Case Study of Mandera County Referral Hospital
(KeMU, 2020-11)Anaemia is the most common medical related disorder during pregnancy, and has become a major health related problem in a large number of developing nations, mainly where deficiency in nutrition, worm infestation and malaria ... -
Factors Associated With the Diet Quality of Mothers and Infants'Birth Weight at Lodwar Referral Hospital in Turkana County-Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-09)Maternal factors, especially dietary aspects before and after pregnancy, have been shown to impact maternal outcomes over the years. Low birth weight, small for gestational age, and preterm babies have been linked to dietary ... -
Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Practices among Somali Women: A Case Study of Bulla Adaan, Garissa County
(2021-04)Breastfeeding has always been the ideal feeding practice for infants. Despite efforts by the county and national government as well as non-governmental organisations, breastfeeding uptake in Garissa County was low. The ... -
Influence of Dietary Intakes, ‘WASH’ and Diarrhoeal Morbidity on Stunting mong Children below Five Years in Kaptembwo and Milimani, Nakuru County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Stunting is a form of undernutrition in which affected children are too short for their age. Stunting affects 21.3 % of children under five years globally. The prevalence of stunting in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 was 34%, ... -
Influence of Psycho-Social Factors on Skin Bleaching Among Women in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2024-09)Skin-bleaching refers to using beauty products like creams and soaps to whiten the skin. Past studies have indicated that skin-bleaching products have negative implications for the user. However, many women in Nairobi ... -
Relationship between Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children under the Age of Two Years in Mugunga, Democratic Republic of Congo
(KeMU, 2018-09)Malnutrition is the most common childhood nutritional disorder characterised by stunting and wasting in children below two years old due to inappropriate feeding practices. Proper infant and young child feeding practices ...
