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Household consumption of orange - fleshed sweet potato and its associated factors in Chipata district, Eastern province, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Orange-fleshed sweet potato consumption promotion is one of the key nutrition sensitive interventions implementedto address high vitamin A deficiency among the rural population of Zambia since 2011. However, to date no ...
The development of a nutrition support protocol for children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) : twenty case studies from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood cancer accounting for approximately 25% of cancers diagnosed in children less than 20 years of age. It originates in the bone marrow and prevents the ...
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 ...
An assessment of the nutritional adequacy and quality of food provided to adult psychiatric patients in public psychiatric hospitals in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Introduction: The significant link between mental health and nutrition throughout one’s life
cannot be overstated. Yet this strong association is often neglected in the public healthcare
sector in South Africa, particularly ...
Infant feeding practices, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of mothers with 0-6 month’s babies attending baby friendly accredited health facility and non-baby friendly accredited health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi
(2009)
The Ministry of Health in Malawi promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary feeding up to two years or beyond. This policy applies to all ...
Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and practices of teachers around obesity and nutrition related non-communicable diseases
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among the leading causes of premature death in South Africa. As is the case with many countries in transition, in South Africa the burden of pre-NCDs such as overweight ...
A description of the occupational safety of large-scale food service units in the Metropole region under the management of the Provincial Administration Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
In order to provide a safer work environment for food services staff in large-scale food service units, an investigation into what kind of occupational accidents most commonly occur and to determine the most common resources ...
Nutrient adequacy and dietary diversity of women in the Gauteng and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa – focus on micronutrients from the national food fortification programme
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Micronutrient deficiencies are of public health concern in South Africa. These deficiencies affect pregnancy outcomes, growth, functional and cognitive development of children and, the health and productivity of women. As ...
Investigating strategies to enhance clinical education in an undergraduate physiotherapy programme: An action research study
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)
The traditional approach to physiotherapy education is that of an applied science, in which scientific theory and therapeutic skills are taught in a classroom, and then implemented in a clinical setting. Many difficulties ...
An observational study of child-directed marketing on prepackaged breakfast cereals in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Background: Childhood obesity is on the rise in South Africa (SA) and child-directed marketing (CDM)
is one of the contributing factors to children’s unhealthy food choices and consumption. This study
assessed CDM on ...