In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), maize is the principle cereal and it is the second most important staple food after cassava. However, maize production has been reported to decrease over the years. For instance, ...
Background: Three million and five hundred thousand children under five years old die each year as a result of malnutrition. Nearly 150 million children under the age of five in the developing world are under weight for ...
Komakech, Allan John; Zurbrügg, Christian; Semakula, Denis; Kiggundu, Nicholas; Vinnerås, Björn(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015)
In Kampala city about 60% of animal manure generated is discarded leading to health and environmental
challenges. However about 30% of this manure is used as fertilizer mainly in the form of stored animal manure.
The ...
Background: Despite development and dissemination of standardised nutritional management guidelines to harmonise treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at global and national levels, there is lack of information about ...
The aim of this study was to establish the production and utilization status and nutritional value of indigenous and exotic vegetables grown in Jinja (Uganda) and Vihiga (Kenya). The objectives were to determine the extent ...
This study was designed to assess the adequacy of African indigenous leafy vegetables in meeting vitamin A needs of children below the age of five years in Iganga and Luuka districts. East Central Uganda where Iganga and ...
In this study the safety of the maize and papaya cystatins used to controls nematodes and banana weevil borer was assessed by determining the allergenicity and toxicity of the proteins using both in vitro as well as the ...
The objective of the study was to determine the effect of traditional preparation and processing techniques on selected physico-chemical properties of two orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties. Proximate composition, ...
This study aimed at investigating the safety, preparation and handling practices of street- vended foods in three districts in Uganda namely Kampala, Jinja and Masaka using a cross-sectional study. Structured questionnaires ...
Background: The nutritional status for the school-aged child is largely unknown. Unlike for children under five years of age, few studies have been conducted the age group of 6-10 years. Hence there is a paucity of information ...
Background: Early identification of risk for malnutrition in people living with HIV (PLHIV) is needed so as to determine nutritional deficits and appropriate interventions. Malnutrition in many PLHIV in Uganda is frequently ...
Regular consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) can significantly increase levels of serum retinol, thus reducing the prevalence and severity of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children. For two years preceding ...
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple food for many Ugandans. During production and storage, the crop may be colonised by Fusarium species which may produce fumonisins that are associated with several animal and human illnesses. ...
Food insecurity is an important factor that may affect nutrition status of individuals in the household. HIV/AIDS impedes the food security of affected people drastically decreasing the labor, income, assets, food reserves, ...
Naziwa, Ann Marjorie Mbule(Makerere University, 2012-10)
Background: In spite of the various intervention efforts, Uganda, like other developing countries, is plagued by high levels of anemia among pregnant women. Anemia levels among women of reproductive age, (15-49 years) is ...
Background: Childhood malnutrition is a significant health problem in developing countries and it has lifelong and irreversible effects especially if it occurs during the early stages of infancy. Care giving and infant and ...
Moringa has been predominantly used as medicine but less utilized as food in Uganda yet it is one of the plant species nutritionally rich in protein and micronutrients which are usually deficient in most of the rural ...
Background: Early identification of risk for malnutrition in people living with HIV (PLHIV) is needed so as to determine nutritional deficits and appropriate interventions. Malnutrition in many PLHIV in Uganda is frequently ...
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS still remains a challenging pandemic worldwide, with Sub-Saharan African being the most affected region. In Uganda, the impact of the disease at household, community and national level has been enormous. ...
The world market for fish and fishery products is expanding, while wild stocks are declining. The gap created between rising demand and the dwindling supply has to be filled by aquaculture production, most of which are ...