SynthesisGlobal health action2015
Tackling malnutrition: a systematic review of 15-year research evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance systems.
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- Stunting, Wasting and Underweight in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
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- Prognostic value of nutrition for contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention.Biomarkers in medicine · 2024Observational
- "Measuring the Environmental Context of Child Growth in Burkina Faso".Population and environment · 2023Article
- Gene-environment interactions and their impact on human health.Genes and immunity · 2023Review
- Global, Regional, and National Estimates of Nutritional Deficiency Burden among Reproductive Women from 2010 to 2019.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Comparative analysis of the nutritional, biochemical and hematological parameters of pregnant women attending the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.BioMedicine · 2022Article
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- Effect of a Fortified Dairy-Based Drink on Micronutrient Status, Growth, and Cognitive Development of Nigerian Toddlers- A Dose-Response Study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Caregivers' Knowledge and Food Accessibility Contributes to Childhood Malnutrition: A Case Study of Dora Nginza Hospital, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundNutrition is the intake of food in relation to the body's dietary needs. Malnutrition results from the intake of inadequate or excess food. This can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, and reduced productivity.
objectiveTo perform a systematic review to assess research conducted by the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and their Health (INDEPTH) of health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) over a 15-year period on malnutrition, its determinants, the effects of under and over nutrition, and intervention research on malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
methodsRelevant publication titles were uploaded onto the Zotero research tool from different databases (60% from PubMed). Using the keywords 'nutrition', 'malnutrition', 'over and under nutrition', we selected publications that were based only on data generated through the longitudinal HDSS platform. All titles and abstracts were screened to determine inclusion eligibility and full articles were independently assessed according to inclusion/exclusion criteria. For inclusion in this study, papers had to cover research on at least one of the following topics: the problem of malnutrition, its determinants, its effects, and intervention research on malnutrition. One hundred and forty eight papers were identified and reviewed, and 67 were selected for this study.
resultsThe INDEPTH research identified rising levels of overweight and obesity, sometimes in the same settings as under-nutrition. Urbanisation appears to be protective against under-nutrition, but it heightens the risk of obesity. Appropriately timed breastfeeding interventions were protective against malnutrition.
conclusionsAlthough INDEPTH has expanded the global knowledge base on nutrition, many questions remain unresolved. There is a need for more investment in nutrition research in LMICs in order to generate evidence to inform policies in these settings.
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