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Nutritional knowledge of Mothers and nutritional status of their children 6-59 Months under Malezi Bora Programme in Kawangware Sub Location, Dagoretti, Nairobi County
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Food Science, Nutrition And Technology, 2013)Malezi Bora is a program by the Ministry of Health that ensures heightened promotion of routine and far to reach areas. In the programme, mothers are given nutritional knowledge to help them utilize the health facilities ... -
Nutritional knowledge, dietary practices and nutritional adequacy of people living with hiv/aids in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2008)HIV infection reduces the intake, absorption, and utilization of nutrients especially micronutrients, The cycle between malnutrition and HIV/AIDS is vicious. In addition HIV infected persons have increased macronutrient ... -
Nutritional Patterns (dietary And Eaxtra-Dietary) In Pregnancy, Lactation' And Childhood Among The Abasamia.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1974)Experimental investigations have indicated that though some compounds contained in natural products used s food or medicine do not show any acute poisoning symptoms, they may produce illness in the subject a long time ... -
Nutritional Status of Children Under Five Years and Associated Risk Factors in Banadir Hospital Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Young children and newborns are especially more susceptible to malnutrition because of their high dietary demands for growth and development. Many child survival programs by the Somalia Government, bilateral agencies and ... -
Nutritional status of children under five years of age in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: from a human rights perspective
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2006)A cross-sectional study was carried out in Bahirdar Town of the Amhara National Regional State in north-west Ethiopia. A total of 284 children aged 0-59 months were studied. The objective of the study was to compare the ... -
Nutritional status of children under five years, and asociated factors, in Mbeere south sub county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The nutritional status of children under five years is an indicator of nutritional situation in society. Research estimates that risks related to stunting, severe wasting and intrauterine growth retardation are linked ... -
Nutritional status of institutionalized elderly people living in urban Kenya (Nairobi)
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Nutritional status of primary school children in Usigu division, Siaya district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)In this study, 720 (360 males and 360 females) primary school pupils in Usigu Division of Siaya District of Kenya were studied in order to establish their nutritional status. The pupils were aged between 10 and 17 years ... -
Nutritional Status of Public Pre-school Children in Embakasi Division, Nairobi County: A Comparative Study Across Socioeconomic Groups
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)UNICEF defines care as all behaviors performed by caregivers that affect the nutrient intake, health, and the cognitive and psycho-social development of the child, including maternal health. Most of the time, the caregiver ... -
Nutritional Status of school children and some associated factors in Rupahgwaha irrigated scheme (Chiredzi Zimbabwe)
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1997)This study was conducted in Rupangwana irrigation scheme in the South Eastern "Lowveld" of Zimbabwe (Chiredzi) in the period January to March 1995. The investigation was a cross sectional study of comparing the nutritional ... -
Nutritional Status Of Young Children And Risk Factors Among Refugees And Host Population In Bidi Bidi Settlement, Yumbe District, Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)About 25.4 million people worldwide are living as refugees of whom 1.36 million are resident in Uganda. Uganda is the largest refugee host in Africa and third globally. The burden of refugees’ presence on the host population ... -
Nutritional, hygiene ans socio-economic dimensions of street foods urban areas:the case of Nairobi
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2002)Exceptionally high rates of urbanisation in developing countries have been coupled with lack of employment and increasing urban poverty and undernutrition. Urban populations are thus utilising a variety of initiatives ... -
Nutritive evaluation of grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in broiler chicken diets
(Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1996)Studies were carried out to determine the nutritive value of grain amaranth as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens and assess the extent to which it could replace maize in broiler diets. Three grain species were ... -
Nutritive value and levels of heavy metals in marketed vegetable amaranth grown with effluent water: a case of ruai and njiru in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The urban areas release enormous volumes of wastewater into the sewerage system. This water serves for irrigation in urban agriculture. However, the water contain large amounts of nutrients, but also toxic constituents ... -
The nutritive value of four arable farm by-products commonly fed to dairy cattle by small scale farmers
(University of NairobiAnimal production, 1978-12)Four arable farm by-products were evaluated in a trial conducted at the National Agricultural Research Station, Kitale in 1977. The trial lasted 8 months. Green maize stalks, maize cobs, sugarcane rejects and sugarcane ... -
The nutritive value of pyrethrum marc as protein source for growing young friesian heifers
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The nutritive value of some Kenya feedstuffs and the effect of protein and energy rich concentrate supplementation on the utilization of chloris gayana tray by wether sheep.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1974)The need to study the nutritive value of local livestock feeds in the tropics is advocated in section 1. That field of study was felt to be the more important in tropical countries where production from the domiciled ... -
Nutritive value of some sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench) varieties
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The Nutritive Value of Treated Maize Cobs
(University of Nairobi, 1979)Two experiments were conducted at Kitale National Agricultural Research Station to study the effect of grinding and chemical treatment on the nutritive value of maize cobs. In Experiment I the digestibility of treated ... -
The nutritive value of wheat wet distillers byproducts and wet brewers grains as supplements for feedlot and grazing cattle.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal and Poultry Science, 1995)Wet distillers by-products from wheat based ethanol production and wet brewers grains (WBG) were evaluated as supplements in feedlot and grazing cattle diets. A feedlot experiment used canola meal, WBG and wet distillers ...