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Factors associated with nutritional status of women 18-59 years in Mukono municipality, Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2019-11)
Recent findings indicate an increase in obesity and persistent underweight among women in Uganda. Obesity, overweight and underweight have been associated with diet and physical activity. It is however not clear which socio ...
The association of urine markers of iodine intake with development and growth among children in rural Uganda: a secondary analysis of a randomised education trial
(Public health nutrition, 2020-07)
Objective:
We examined associations of urine iodide excretion, proxy for iodine intake, with child development and growth.
Design:
This is a secondary analysis of a 1:1 cluster-randomised trial with a 6-month ...
The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial
(Public health nutrition, 2021-03)
Objective:
To assess the association between dietary diversity and development
among children under 24 months in rural Uganda and to establish other factors that
could be associated with development among these ...
Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among women in Mukono Central Division in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Women's Health, 2023)
Abstract
Background
There is a steadily increasing trend in obesity globally and in Sub-Saharan Africa that disproportionately
affects women in most places. This is not different in Uganda, where the Uganda Demographic ...
A comparative study on the role of microcredit on agricultural production improvement among resource-poor rural women.
(2023-03)
The objective of the study was to compare agricultural investment and agricultural
production of rural agrarian women in Uganda that had received microcredit
to those that had not. A quasi-experimental was used to assess ...