Browsing Magister Scientiae (Nutrition Management) - MSc(NM) by Title
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The relationship between the nutritional status of children within early childhood development centres in delft and their compliance to the expanded programme of immunization and routine vitamin a supplementation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Public health care interventions namely, the Expanded Programme on Immunizations (EPI) integrated with the Vitamin A supplementation programme (VAS) has been used for many years with the main intentions of preventing and ... -
Risk factors for malnutrition in children aged 0 to 5 Years in Lilongwe district, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The Malawi Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in 2007 indicated that the prevalence of underweight in Lilongwe District was 29%, stunting was 49% and Global Acute Malnutrition was 11%. The aim of the study therefore ... -
Social media influencers: Do they shape the nutrition behaviours of adolescents?
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Background: The obesity prevalence amongst South African children and adolescents is increasing rapidly every year, with a predicted prevalence of 27.14% by 2030. This increases their obesity associated health risks, such ... -
Towards a critical approach to art education: in action research project
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)The action research project documented in this thesis was informed by Jurgen Habermas' theory of knowledge-constitutive interests. In this theory Habermas postulates three anthropologically deep-seated interests that inform ...