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Nutrition education and counselling as strategic interventions to improvehealth outcomes in adult outpatients with HIV: a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HannahL. Kaye --- , South Africa CarlosJ. Moreno-Leguizamon --- , South AfricaMalnutrition poses a significant risk for people living with HIV and accelerates disease progression. This is because adequate nutrition is essential for optimal immune function. This article discusses research on the role and use of nutrition education or counselling as... -
A review of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Kerry --- uMgungundlovu Health District,The IMCI approach ensures that a comprehensive and accurate assessment is made of a sick child using simple yet reliable clinical signs at the first contact level. Also doctors, especially those working in the public sector need to understand the... -
Nurses' monitoring of the Road to Health Chart at primary healthcare level in Makhado, Limpopo province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Kitenge --- Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital, I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The Road to Health Chart (RTHC) is a record chart carried by the caregiver that combines essential information on the growth monitoring of a child, immunisation, vitamin A supplementation, deworming medicine and other illnesses. It provides useful information to... -
The role of community health workers in the re-engineering of primary health care in rural Eastern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karl le Roux --- Zithulele Hospital, South Africa Ingrid M le Roux --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Nokwanele Mbewu --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Emily Davis --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, USABackground: Primary Health Care in South Africa is being re-engineered to create a model of integrated care across different levels of the health care system. From hospitals to clinics, in the community and in the home, health care will focus... -
The impact of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) in targeted supplementation of children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Liana Steenkamp --- HIV & AIDS Research Unit, South Africa Ronette Lategan --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Jacques Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaObjective: To describe catch-up growth in children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) on targeted supplementation using Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF). -
Acute gastroenteritis among children in the developing world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- General Practitioner, GreeceAcute gastroenteritis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Young children are affected most frequently, with three to 10 episodes of diarrhoea per subject per year, a rate that decreases to less than one episode annually for children... -
Socio-demographic profiles and anthropometric status of 0- to 71-month-old children and their caregivers in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Cm. Smuts --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Se. Schoeman --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Ja. Laubscher --- Biostatics Unit, A. Oelofse --- Centre for Nutrition, Ajs. Benadé --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Ma. Dhansay --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit,Abstract -
The risk of developing malnutrition in people living with HIV/AIDS: Observations from six support groups in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ms. Nnyepi --- Department of Home Economics Education, BotswanaObjectives: The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at risk of developing malnutrition, 2) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), and 3) to describe the dietary... -
Increased mining activities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: an opportunity to improve the nutritional status of children under five-years-old
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tn Achoki --- Global Health Initiative, Switzerland C Shilumani --- Public Health Specialist, South AfricaIntroduction: Household poverty and poor access to health and other social amenities are key drivers of malnutrition and poor child health in most low-resources settings. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the backdrop of past instability, experiences a host... -
Risk factors of poor anthropometric status in children under five years of age living in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ms Lesiapeto --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa Cm Smuts --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa Sm Hanekom --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa J Du Plessis --- Department of Statistics, South Africa M Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South AfricaObjectives: Factors associated with children’s anthropometric status were determined. -
The importance of access to food intake data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M. Herselman --- Division of Human Nutrition; Faculty of Health Sciences, L Du Plessis --- Community Nutrition; Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Community-based agricultural interventions in the context of food and nutrition security in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, C. Witten --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, S. Drimie --- Regional Coordinator, RENEWAL,Despite South Africa being a food-secure country in terms of aggregate food availability, it is listed by the World Health Organization as one of 36 high-burden countries, home to large numbers of stunted children. Recent findings, in the context of... -
The nutritional status of patients with tuberculosis in comparison with tuberculosis-free contacts in Delft, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Cc Lombardo --- Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, R. Swart --- Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, Me Visser --- Division of Nutrition and Dietetics,Objective: To report on the nutritional status of newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in comparison to contacts who are tuberculosis free. -
Nutritional quality of a ready-to-use food, and its acceptability to healthy and HIV-infected children receiving antiretroviral treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nl Wiles --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pietermartizburg Zn Mahlangu --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pietermartizburg M. Siwela --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pietermartizburg Fj Veldman --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, PietermartizburgObjectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the nutritional quality of a ready-to-use food (RUF), and its acceptability to children who were “healthy” and to those who were human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). -
SASPEN Case Study: Nutritional management of a patient at high risk of developing refeeding syndrome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Rc. Dolman --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, C. Conradie --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Mj. Lombard --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, A. Nienaber --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, M. Wicks --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition,The following case study was discussed during the fourth-year dietetics evaluation process at North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. It is a reflection of the opinion of the dietitians, students and lecturers involved, describes the actions taken during the nutritional management of... -
Moderate malnutrition in children aged five years and younger in South Africa: are wasting or stunting being treated?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- Department of Dietetics, R Lategan --- Head Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, J Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics,Objectives: The objective of the study was to describe wasting and stunting in children aged 12–60 months, admitted to targeted supplementary feeding programmes for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in South Africa. -
A review of infant and young child feeding practice in hospital and the home in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: P Seonandan --- Department of Health, South Africa NH McKerrow --- Department of Health, South AfricaBackground: Malnutrition remains a major health burden globally. To date the focus in South Africa has been on exclusive breastfeeding from birth to 6 months, with less attention on feeding of the infants beyond 6 months. -
Malnutrition in the elderly residing in long-term care facilities: a cross sectional survey using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) screening tool
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Liska Robb --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Corinna May Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Mariette Nel --- Department of Biostatistics, South Africa Annica Nel --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Hester Odendaal --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Reon van Aardt --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of this study was to determine and compare the nutritional status of the elderly in two long-term care facilities - one situated in a higher socio-economic area and one in a lower socio-economic area. -
Under Five Malnutrition Crises in the Boko Haram Area of Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samuel Nambile Cumber --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, South Africa Shalom Jaila --- Under Privilege Children and Women Assistance (UPCAWA-SWEDEN), Researcher Cameroon Branch, Cameroon Bongkiynuy Nancy --- Under Privilege Children and Women Assistance (UPCAWA-SWEDEN), Researcher Cameroon Branch, Cameroon Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, South AfricaBoko-Haram has increased their attacks along the Cameroon boarder in the Far North region of Cameroon since 2013. The prevalence of malnutrition in the north of Cameroon is high. Regions like the Adamawa, North and Far North regions have a... -
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) performance versus weight for height in South African children (0–59 months) with acute malnutrition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Natisha Dukhi --- Department of Human Physiology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Myra Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of this study was to compare mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight for height (W/H) as indices of acute malnutrition in children aged 0–59 months in South Africa. -
Does mid upper arm circumference identify all acute malnourished 6–59 month old children, in field and clinical settings in Nigeria?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C John --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria IE Ocheke --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria U Diala --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria RO Adah --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria EA Envuladu --- Department of Community Health, NigeriaObjectives: To determine the utility of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) in identifying acutely malnourished children compared with weight-for-height (WHZ), body mass index (BMI) for age (BAZ) and MUAC z-score (MUACZ) in clinical and field practice. -
Child deaths at National District Hospital, Free State: one a month is better than one a week
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The United Nations set a two-thirds reduction in child mortality between 1990 and 2015 in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000. The National Department of Health (NDoH) introduced strategies to achieve these MDGs, which included new vaccines, better... -
An assessment of the integrated nutrition programme for malnourished children aged six months to five years at primary healthcare facilities in Mangaung, Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Hanneke Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Gina Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa Keshia Eyman --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Rosie De Vink --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Katleho Lesaoana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Sello Makhetha --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Katiso Moeketsi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malnutrition can be linked to 45% of deaths in children under the age of five years. The Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP) was introduced in 1994 to address malnutrition in South Africa. There... -
Hospital-acquired malnutrition in children at a tertiary care hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Del-Rossi Sean Quadros --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. Rose Kamenwa --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. Samuel Akech --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. William M Macharia --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya.Objectives: This study sought to investigate the incidence and factors associated with hospital-acquired malnutrition in children. -
Migration related malnutrition among war-instigated refugee children in the northern part of Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samuel Nambile Cumber --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Geraldine Sinyuy --- English Modern Letters Department, Cameroon Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaMigration is interwoven with the problems of health and nutrition. When people migrate, they are still in need of the most basic human needs including nutrition and health care. These two again are inter-related since they affect one another. The... -
Relationship between nutritional status and treatment-related neutropenia in children with nephroblastoma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kelly S Draper --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa GP Hadley --- Department of Paediatric Surgery, South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Nicola L Wiles --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: Assessment of nutritional status of paediatric oncology patients is crucial, as it may influence treatment and clinical outcomes. Concurrent malnutrition and cancer in children may lead to reduced chemotherapy delivery due to impaired tolerance and increased toxicity. -
Determinants of Consumers’ Choice and Willingness to Pay for Biofortified Pearl Millet in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Silas O. Ongudi --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Kenya M.W. Ngigi --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Kenya P.K. Kimurto --- Department of Crops, Horticulture and Crop Sciences, KenyaGlobally, micronutrient deficiency is a major health concern as more than two billion people suffer from iron deficiency, 1.75 billion are at risk of low zinc intake, while 127 million pre-school children suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Consumption of iron... -
Adult malnutrition: prevalence and use of nutrition-related quality indicators in South African public-sector hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Esmarie van Tonder --- Department of Dietetics, School of Lifestyle Science, South Africa Lynn Gardner --- Department of Health, Health Centre, South Africa Saskia Cressey --- Department of Health, South Africa Reinette Tydeman-Edwards --- Department of Health, South Africa Karin Gerber --- Nursing Science Department, South AfricaObjectives: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of malnutrition among adult hospitalised patients in three South African public hospitals and to determine the availability of nutrition-related quality indicators at ward and institutional level. -
Pre-albumin as a marker for predicting weight loss in hospitalised children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Del-Rossi Sean Quadros --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya Rose Kamenwa --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya Samuel Akech --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya William Macharia --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, KenyaObjectives: This study sought to determine the diagnostic utility of serum pre-albumin in predicting weight loss in hospitalised children. -
The influence of marital status on HIV infection in an HIV hyperendemic area of rural South Africa, 2000–2017
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Boikhutso Tlou --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaMarital status is one of the factors whose impact on HIV infection has always been studied but contradictory findings have been reported. The drastic changes in marriage patterns in South Africa influences the role of marital status on HIV infection... -
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a feasible tool in detecting adult malnutrition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E Van Tonder --- Department of Dietetics, South Africa L Mace --- Dietetics Department, Department of Health, South Africa L Steenkamp --- Dietetics Department, Department of Health, South Africa R Tydeman-Edwards --- Dietetics Department, Department of Health, Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital, South Africa K Gerber --- Nursing Department, South Africa D Friskin --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaObjectives: This study aimed to expand on the limited South African malnutrition prevalence data and investigate the feasibility of mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) as a malnutrition screening tool. -
Nutrition risk and validation of an HIV disease-specific nutrition screening tool in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lauri Wright --- , Maxwell Bisala Konlan --- , Laurene Boateng --- , James B Epps --- , -
BMI-based figure rating scale (FRS) as an adjunctive aid in nutritional screening and assessment in a resource-limited setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E van Tonder --- , South Africa N Dihawa --- , South AfricaObjectives: Many existing malnutrition screening and diagnostic tools require body mass index (BMI) and quantification of weight change to detect malnutrition or risk thereof. This is often a challenge in South African public hospitals due to missing data, including patient... -
Validity of Mini Nutritional Assessment tool among an elderly population in Yeka sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Mesfin Agachew Woldekidan --- , Ethiopia Demewoz Haile --- , Ethiopia Bilal Shikur --- , Ethiopia Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus --- , EthiopiaBackground: The widely used nutritional assessment tool used for the elderly includes the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF) tool. These tools have not been evaluated for their validity and reliability among the elderly population of... -
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Morris --- , South Africa Thandi Puoane --- , South AfricaThe health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages,... -
Profile of mothers whose children are treated for malnutrition at a rural district hospital in the North West province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kebogile Mokwena --- , Jim Kachabe --- , -
Introducing a nutritional risk screening tool in a South African hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lesego Ndhlovu --- , Tim De Maayer --- , -
Patients in public hospitals received insufficient food to meet daily protein and energy requirements: Cape Town Metropole, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Marieke Theron --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Siobhan O’Halloran --- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway -
Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition and its effect on under-five mortality at a regional hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nosiphiwo Mandla --- Dora Nginza Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Cheryl Mackay --- Dora Nginza Hospital, South Africa Siyazi Mda --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa -
Nursing practices associated with diagnosis of malnutrition in children under 5 years in West Rand District primary healthcare facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: RP Dimo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa TK Madiba --- University of Pretoria, South Africa A Bhayat --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Exploring the prevalence of multiple forms of malnutrition in children 6–18 years living in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Gugulethu T Moyo --- Texas Tech University, United States Abdulkadir A Egal --- Somali National University, Somalia Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- Texas Tech University, United States -
Completeness of the road-to-health card and factors affecting knowledge and practices of growth monitoring and promotion in caregivers of young children in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T Mabesa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa S Knight --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa N Nkwanyana --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Paving the way to detect adult malnourished patients in resource-limited settings: the first step to the right to nutritional care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E Van Tonder --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa FAM Wenhold --- University of Pretoria, South Africa R Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaHospital malnutrition, particularly disease-related malnutrition (DRM), is a significant public health concern associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs. The recent Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) proposed a framework to globally standardise the diagnosis of adult malnutrition (undernutrition), allowing... -
Understanding the factors associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi: experiences from the Muyinga and Ngozi provinces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Willy Désiré Emera --- Ghent University, Belgium Marijke D’Haese --- Ghent University, Belgium Wannes Slosse --- Ghent University, Belgium Carl Lachat --- Ghent University, Belgium -
Describing the triple burden of malnutrition in adolescents in rural and urban South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: SH Crouch --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa DE Mathatha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa LK Micklesfield --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa NJ Christofides --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa C Desmond --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa SJ Sharp --- Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom KK Ong --- Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom SM Tollman --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa K Kahn --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa SA Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa