Across the life cycle, energy and nutrient requirements vary depending on age, sex, physiological state, and physical activity levels. Universally, school meals are seen as a way of tackling malnutrition and poor eating behaviours in school children. The provision of meals by colleges of nursing is geared towards meeting the nutrient requirements of students, thereby, improving their nutritional status. The study focused on estimating the nutritional status and nutrient intake adequacy of stu...
Increasingly most people have their meals outside their homes and are vulnerable to illness caused by unsafe food. Unsafe food preparation and supply by vendors have made food safety a concern for public health. Tamale is a densely populated city in the northern part of Ghana and many food vendors abound. This study evaluated the nutrition knowledge, attitude, and food safety and hygienic practices of food vendors in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern region, Ghana. An analytical cross-sec...
The Energy Drink (ED) market has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry globally. In Ghana, the trend is similar with consumption among the youth on the rise. This is despite their association with short and long-term negative health outcomes. This study, therefore, sought to assess the prevalence and consumption pattern, perception, and factors associated with ED consumption among the youth of the Tamale Metropolis. It was a population-based cross-sectional study of 541 conveniently samp...
Dietary intake and Optimal gestational weight gain is an important factor linked with positive outcome for both mothers and their infants. Women who consume inadequate diet and gain inadequate weight during pregnancy are at risk of bearing a baby with low birth weight whereas those who gain excessive weight are at increased risk of preeclampsia, having microsomal babies and gestational diabetes. In developing countries, data on dietary intake gestational weight gain and its determinants are s...
Suboptimal complementary feeding practices contribute to stunted growth in many countries,including Ghana. Effective strategies, including engaging men, especially fathers, in complementary feeding practices are needed. Although fathers have a critical role in providing support to improve child nutrition, there are few studies on male involvement in nutrition and feeding practices. Therefore, this study assessed the level of male involvement in child feeding and its association with the dieta...
Anaemia in pregnancy continues to be a major public health problem affecting 45% of pregnant women in Ghana and 47% in the Northern Region. This study examined the impact of anaemia during the third trimester of pregnancy on birth outcomes in Tatale- Sanguli and Zabzugu districts. The study employed a prospective cohort design using simple random sampling technique to sample 359 respondents. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using the Statistical Package fo...
Abstract Restaurant clientele have a task of making critical decisions concerning their choices of food and drinks. The decision-making process involves, firstly, the selection of the restaurant in which to have a meal and, secondly, the selection of food items from the menu to constitute their meals. Thus, it requires cognitive and physical effort for restaurant clientele to make decisions concerning their restaurant choices and ultimately a final purchase decision. This study applied the E...
Abstract Milk is a nutritious food that plays a great role in the diets of a society largely dependent on livestock production. On the other hand, contaminants can enter milk naturally or intentionally, causing a negative impact on the health of consumers. Milk adulteration is a wide concern in the dairy industry in many countries, including Ethiopia, with a subsequent negative impact on its nutritive value and potentially affecting the health of consumers. This study was designed to assess ...
Abstract The world is currently battling the triple burden of malnutrition across all age groups including children. In Kenya, household socio-demographic and economic characteristics have been shown to contribute to malnutrition among children, but there is little known about the magnitude of their contribution at the sub-county level. This study aimed at determining the association between socio-demographic and economic characteristics of mothers and the nutritional status of their childre...
Abstract The triple burden of malnutrition, characterized by being overweight, hidden hunger, and underweight, is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya. Edible crickets are recognized as a sustainable and affordable source of food rich in proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. On the other hand, finger millet is also rich in proteins, nutrients, and antioxidants. This study evaluated the nutritional value of finger millet cookies enriched with crickets alongside the control (fi...
Abstract Human flourishing has recently gained more attention in the world as a prerequisite safety net for better human resilience in uncertain times. While most Western authors believe that human flourishing is an individual issue, gained in later life, African communities that are largely communal may not have the same view. Communalism as opposed to individualism as a key pillar in African Ubuntu thinking makes it a possibility that there is a departure in the contextualisation of human ...
Abstract This study investigated the efficacy of hotel facilities’ management practices on employee performance. A descriptive research survey was applied, while the study area was Nairobi County. The sampling techniques applied were a census, stratified, purposive and simple random sampling which gave a sample size of 144 employees. Study results show that sufficient lighting to allow ease of working and moving around safely gave the highest mean value among maintenance management factors...
Abstract Type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) diseases are part of the world’s challenges in achieving sustainable development goals. Cases of type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension diseases in low and middle-income countries are becoming a concern. Type II diabetes mellitus is an inflammatory disease. When there is inflammation the immune system is triggered and haemoglobin level is affected. While there have been numerous strategies to address the issue, these effort...
Abstract/Overview Solanum villosum is an important leafy vegetable in Kenya whose production faces low yields. Two potentially high leaf-yielding genotypes of S. villosum, T-5 and an octoploid have been developed. Field experiments were conducted at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to evaluate the vegetative and reproductive growth characteristics and leaf nitrogen of the genotypes under varying N levels. The experiments were carried out as split plots in a randomize...
Abstract Almost one-third of lactating mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished. The study examined the effect of food price hike on the nutritional quality of lactating mothers in Nigeria with particular reference to Gusau metropolis, Zamfara state, Nigeria. The study is quantitative using cross-sectional and survey research techniques. The research analysed data from 467 lactating mothers in Gusau metropolis employing snowballing sampling technique. Data were analysed using Statisti...