Introduction: Fluorosis is a public health problem in Ethiopia. Fluoride absorption may be decreased by dietary divalent cations which form insoluble complexes with the fluoride ion. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of dietary calcium-magnesium citrate or Moringa stenop...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/23693
Objectives: To assess the magnitude and causes of goiter in West Gojjam, Amhara National Regional state, Ethiopia. Methods: The study was conducted in July 2010. The sample size was determined by assuming 50% prevalence of total goiter rate, 5% error, 95% confidence interval, des...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20892
Objectives: In Ethiopia, there are no data which reflect the current prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) or iron deficiency anemia (IDA) at national or regional levels. The 2014 Ethiopia National Micronutrient Survey (ENMS) will estimate the national and regional prevalence of ID...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21279
Objectives: In 2011, the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey reported 44% of children under five years-of-age were stunted (i.e., height-for-age z-score (HAZ) below -2) and 11% were consuming minimum diet diversity (DD), a World Health Organization core indicator for infant a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21313
Objectives: In Ethiopia, 44% of children under five years-of-age are stunted (i.e., height-for-age (HAZ) below -2SD). This is considered a major public health concern by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health’s National Nutrition Plan. Future efforts to reduce stunting depend largely o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20955
Objectives: To examine means of reaching school and non-school attending adolescent girls for iron supplementation in Tigray region. Methods: The study employed cross-sectional survey consisting of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Stratified multi-stage systematic ra...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21020
Objectives: IDD is a common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage in the world. In Ethiopia, there are no data which reflect the current status of IDD at the national or regional levels. The 2014 Ethiopia National Micronutrient Survey (ENMS) will estimate the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21270
Objectives: Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) is important component of National Nutrition Program, designed to build upon the Health Extension Program packages to improve nutritional status of under-five children, pregnant and lactating women. Therefore, this study was conducted t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21165
Objectives: According to Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011, the prevalence of anemia among children age 6-59 months and women of reproductive age is 44.2% and 16.6% respectively. The 2014 Ethiopia National Micronutrient Survey will provide national and regional estimate...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21276
Objectives: Calcium supplementation significantly reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia, a major cause of maternal death and pre-term birth. The World Health Organization recommends preventive elemental calcium supplementation for all pregnant women living in areas with low calcium i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21314
Aregash Samuel Hafebo, Papa Baba Lyssa Ndao, Sara Wuehler, Michelle Gibbs, Tibebu Moges, Biniyam Tesfaye, Aweke Kebede, Tsehai Assefa, Dilnesaw Zerfu, Berhanu Wedajo, Andinet Abera, Girma Mengistu, Abdulaziz Adish & Amha Kebede·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: NFCS was developed in response to a request by the Federal Ministry of Health to obtain evidence to inform the National Fortification Strategy (NFS). This is one of the first nationally and regionally representative surveys to be conducted using individual-level 24-h...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21186