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  1. Foetal reduction—removal of one or more foetuses to reduce the number of foetuses in multiple conceptions—is a procedure used for improving pregnancy outcomes following assisted reproductive technology (ART) t...

    Authors: Mei-Zen Huang, Yi-Chin Sun, Meei-Ling Gau, Shuby Puthussery and Chien-Huei Kao
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:47
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Both human genes and environmental exposures, due to complex interplay, play important role in the cancer etiology. Vitamin D is associated with a reduced risk of incidence and mortality of several human cance...

    Authors: Elham kazemian, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, Nariman Moradi, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Atieh Amouzegar, Laura S. Rozek, Alison M. Mondul, Maryam Khademolmele, Katie R. Zarins, Nasim Ghodoosi, Zahra Shateri, Soudabeh Fallah and Sayed Hossein Davoodi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:46
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  3. Despite progress made to improve access to child health services, mothers’ consistent utilization of these services has been constrained by several factors. This study is aimed at assessing the inequalities in...

    Authors: Nigatu Regassa Geda, Cindy Xin Feng, Carol J. Henry, Rein Lepnurm, Bonnie Janzen and Susan J. Whiting
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:45
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Undernutrition among adolescents is a major public health problem in developing nations including Ethiopia. Adolescents need to have good-quantity and good-quality nutrients to cope with this rapid growth and ...

    Authors: Damitie Kebede, Reddy P. C. J. Prasad, Degnet Teferi Asres, Hayat Aragaw and Eyerusalem Worku
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:44
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. A healthy diet in the adolescence period is essential for physical, mental, and immunological development. We aimed to assess macronutrient consumption in the diet of adolescent school children using 24 h reca...

    Authors: Syed Hasan Raza Abidi, Aysha Almas, Abdul Ghani, Sania Sabir and Romania Iqbal
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:43
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is recommended for long-term enteral nutrition. However, long-term nasogastric (NGT) feeding is still commonplace in China. We surveyed Chinese clinicians’ opinions to...

    Authors: Yijie Zhang, Chen Ma, Chenxi Li, Qian Chen, Meifen Shen and Yuyu Wang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:42
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Iran is one of the developing countries and foodborne diseases commonly impose problems for public health, the health care system and the economy. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the chemical and micro...

    Authors: Zahra Aghalari, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Somayeh Jafarian, Mohsen Rezazadeh, Mohsen Mirzaei, Ebrahim Esmaeili and Peyman Hasanzadeh
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:40
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  9. Authors: Lukoye Atwoli, Abdullah H. Baqui, Thomas Benfield, Raffaella Bosurgi, Fiona Godlee, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Ian Norman, Kirsten Patrick, Nigel Praities, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Eric J. Rubin, Peush Sahni, Richard Smith…
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:39
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  10. Saudi women are at risk of vitamin D deficiency because they are fully covered by traditional clothing and because of their indoor lifestyle. The latest national study reported that vitamin D deficiency (serum...

    Authors: Tahani A. Zareef and Robert T. Jackson
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:38
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Lymphomas usually present with different occurrence patterns across different geographical locations, but their epidemiology in Zambia is yet to be extensively explored.

    Authors: Pascal Polepole, Victor C. Mudenda, Sody M. Munsaka and Luwen Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:37
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. While policies to address “obesity” have existed for decades, they have commonly focused on behavioral interventions. More recently, the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages is gaining traction globally. This...

    Authors: Andrea E. Bombak, Taylor E. Colotti, Dolapo Raji and Natalie D. Riediger
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:36
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. A healthy dietary intake during pregnancy is important for maternal and child health. However, pregnant women with a low socio-economic status often fail to meet dietary guidelines and requirements for healthy...

    Authors: Sabina Super, Yvette H. Beulen, Maria A. Koelen and Annemarie Wagemakers
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:35
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  14. In many resource-poor settings, nutritional counselling is one of the key components of nutrition support programmes aiming to improve nutritional and health outcomes amongst people living with HIV. Counsellin...

    Authors: Fisaha Haile Tesfay, Anna Ziersch, Lillian Mwanri and Sara Javanparast
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:34
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Malnutrition is a major public health problem. It contributes to the high death rate among children in developing countries despite the various advocacies of institutions such as WHO and FAO and many other org...

    Authors: Yrence Urielle Amoussou Lokossou, Ayuk Betrand Tambe, Colette Azandjèmè and Xikombiso Mbhenyane
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:33
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Over the last few decades, Mizoram has shown an increase in cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, no in-depth scientific records are available to understand the occurrence of the disease. In this study, ...

    Authors: Freda Lalrohlui, Souvik Ghatak, John Zohmingthanga, Vanlal Hruaii and Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:32
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Fast-food consumption is an unhealthy dietary behaviour because it increases the risk of diet-related chronic diseases. We aimed to investigate factors associated with fast-food consumption, namely sociodemogr...

    Authors: Cheong Siew Man, Lim Kuang Hock, Chan Ying Ying, Kee Chee Cheong, Lim Kuang Kuay, Teh Chien Huey, Azli Baharudin and Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:31
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. Malnutrition is a common problem among hemodialysis (HD) patients that negatively impacts their prognosis and is linked to an...

    Authors: Eba’a Hafi, Ro’ya Soradi, Sarah Diab, Ahmad M. Samara, Marah Shakhshir, Malik Alqub and Sa’ed H. Zyoud
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:30
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Vending machines represent one way of offering food, but they are overlooked in the efforts to improve people’s eating habits. The aim of our study was to analyse the variety and nutritional values of beverage...

    Authors: Urška Rozman, Nataša Fidler Mis, Urška Pivk Kupirovič, Igor Pravst, Primož Kocbek, Maja Strauss and Sonja Šostar Turk
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:29
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women is a public health concern globally. In India, individual studies report high prevalence. However, lack of national data masks the true burden. This work determined th...

    Authors: Angeline Jeyakumar, Vidhya Shinde and Reshma Ravindran
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:28
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  21. Staphylococcus aureus is recognized as an important cause of food poisoning related to the consumption of raw, undercooked, or mishandled foods worldwide.

    Authors: Fakhri Haghi, Habib Zeighami, Zeynab Hajiloo, Neda Torabi and Safoura Derakhshan
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:27
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. This study assessed the interactions between income, nutritional status and intestinal parasitism in children in Brazil.

    Authors: Deiviane A. Calegar, Polyanna A. Bacelar, Kerla J. L. Monteiro, Jessica P. dos Santos, Andressa B. Gonçalves, Márcio N. Boia, Lauren H. Jaeger, Beatriz Coronato-Nunes and Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:26
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Recognising that excessive dietary salt intake is associated with high blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular health, the Ministry of Health Malaysia conducted the Malaysian Community Salt Survey (MyCoSS) a...

    Authors: Rashidah Ambak, Feng J He, Fatimah Othman, Viola Michael, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff and Tahir Aris
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):23
    Content type: Introduction Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  25. High sodium intake was an established risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with high sodium intake based on 24-h urinary sodium ...

    Authors: Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Feng J. He, Muslimah Yusof, Faizah Paiwai, Suhaila Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusof, Siew Man Cheong, Graham MacGregor and Tahir Aris
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):14
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  26. Studies have shown that having away from home meals contributes to high sodium intake among young people and those who lived in urban areas. This study aimed to determine the association between dietary sodium...

    Authors: Ruhaya Salleh, Shubash Shander Ganapathy, Norazizah Ibrahim Wong, Siew Man Cheong, Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Lalitha Palaniveloo, Fatimah Othman, Azli Baharudin, Megat Rusydi Megat Radzi, Rusidah Selamat, Nur Shahida Abd. Aziz, Rashidah Ambak and Tahir Aris
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):12
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  27. Monitoring sodium intake through 24-h urine collection sample is recommended, but the implementation of this method can be difficult. The objective of this study was to develop and validate an equation using s...

    Authors: Fatimah Othman, Rashidah Ambak, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Suzana Shahar, Noor Safiza Mohd Nor, Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Hasnah Haron, Mohd Fairulnizal Md Noh and Tahir Aris
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):10
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  28. Sodium intake is associated with anthropometric measurement including weight, waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI). Higher intake of sodium is usually linked to higher risk of obesity among adul...

    Authors: Syafinaz Mohd Sallehuddin, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Nur Shahida Abd Aziz, Lalitha Palaniveloo, Noor Safiza Mohd Nor, Rasidah Jamaluddin, Azli Baharudin, Nor Azian Mohd Zaki and Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):9
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  29. Hypertension is one of the most common risk factors for cardiovascular disease and leading cause of mortality globally. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its associated r...

    Authors: Nor Azian Mohd Zaki, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Norazizah Ibrahim Wong, Cheong Siew Man, Mohamad Faizul Azham Morad, Feng J. He, Graham MacGregor, Lalitha Palaniveloo and Azli Baharudin
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):8
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  30. High blood pressure or hypertension is well recognized as an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Several studies had indicated potassium intake has a blood pressure lowering effect. T...

    Authors: Lalitha Palaniveloo, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Nor Azian Mohd Zaki, Azli Baharudin, Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz and Ruhaya Salleh
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):7
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  31. High blood pressure or hypertension has become one of the main health problems, worldwide. A number of studies have proven that an increased intake of salt was related to an increased prevalence of cardiovascu...

    Authors: Azli Baharudin, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Viola Michael, Siew Man Cheong, Nor Azian Mohd. Zaki, Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz, Syafinaz Mohd. Sallehuddin, Shubash Shander Ganapathy, Lalitha Palaniveloo and Feng J. He
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):6
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  32. Excessive intake of sodium is a major public health concern. Information on knowledge, perception, and practice (KPP) related to sodium intake in Malaysia is important for the development of an effective salt ...

    Authors: Siew Man Cheong, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Feng J. He, Ruhaya Salleh, Syafinaz Mohd Sallehudin, Lalitha Palaniveloo and Shubash Shander Ganapathy
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):5
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  33. Sodium is an essential mineral needed by the human body that must be obtained from food. An excess intake, however, can lead to many diseases. As food is the main source of sodium, this study aims to provide i...

    Authors: Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Cheong Siew Man, Fatimah Othman, Feng J. He, Ruhaya Salleh, Noor Safiza Mohammad Noor, Wan Nur Khairunnisa Wan Kozil, Graham MacGregor and Tahir Aris
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40(Suppl 1):4
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 40 Supplement 1

  34. Topical treatment with sunflower seed oil (SSO) or Aquaphor® reduced sepsis and neonatal mortality in hospitalized preterm infants <33 weeks’ gestational age in Bangladesh. We sought to determine whether the e...

    Authors: Gary L. Darmstadt, Naila Z. Khan, Summer Rosenstock, Humaira Muslima, Monowara Parveen, Wajeeha Mahmood, A. S. M. Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, M. A. K. Azad Chowdhury, Scott Zeger and Samir K. Saha
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:24
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Skipping breakfast and replacing it with non-nutritious snacks are progressively increasing among adolescents. This study aimed to develop an educational intervention based on the Social Marketing Model and ev...

    Authors: Firoozeh Mostafavi, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Marjan Mansourian and Fatemeh Bastami
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:22
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability globally, while malnutrition presents a major global burden. An increasing body of evidence suggests that poor maternal nutrition ...

    Authors: Elizabeth Wilkins, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Jessie Pullar, Alessandro R. Demaio, Nia Roberts, Karla-Maria Perez-Blanco, Katharine Noonan and Nick Townsend
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:20
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  38. After the implementation of the universal two-child policy in China, the increase in parity has led to an increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes. The impact of one and two fetuses on the incidence of fetal mac...

    Authors: Li Luo, Huan Zeng, Mao Zeng, Xueqing Liu, Xianglong Xu, Lianlian Wang and Yong Zhao
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:19
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Taslima Khatun, Dilara Maqbool, Ferdous Ara, Manika Rani Sarker, Kazi Selim Anwar and Asirul Hoque
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:18
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:3

  40. Application of advanced body composition measurement methods is not practical in developing countries context due to cost and unavailability of facilities. This study generated ethnic specific body fat percent...

    Authors: Makeda Sinaga, Melese Sinaga Teshome, Tilhun Yemane, Elsah Tegene, David Lindtsrom and Tefera Belachew
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:17
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Web-based therapeutic approaches are new and attractive tools for primary health care systems due to their time and cost-saving nature and their accessibility for different populations. The aim of the current ...

    Authors: Leila Jahangiry and Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:16
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  42. Childhood obesity is a global public health concern with major consequences. In Saudi Arabia, the percentage of children who are overweight or obese has significantly increased in the past two decades, raising...

    Authors: Hanan Aljassim and Hoda Jradi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:15
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Due to an increase in aging worldwide, assessment of the nutritional status of older people becomes an important matter. Malnutrition in older people increases the risk of infections, disease period and hospit...

    Authors: Gülüşan Özgün Başıbüyük, Parvin Ayremlou, Sakineh Nouri Saeidlou, Faruk Ay, Akgül Dalkıran, Wida Simzari, Gábor Áron Vitályos and Yener Bektaş
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:13
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. The total fertility rate (TFR) in the Middle East and North Africa has experienced a declining trend in recent years. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to provide a clear picture of the most critica...

    Authors: Aboulghasem Pourreza, Ahmad Sadeghi, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq and Hasan Jafari
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:11
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  45. Globally, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains one of the leading causes of death, both in developed and less economically developed countries (LEDC) including Bangladesh. Diet plays a key role in the pathoge...

    Authors: Taslima Khatun, Dilara Maqbool, Ferdous Ara, Manika Rani Sarker, Kazi Selim Anwar and Asirul Hoque
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:18

  46. A body of evidences showed that adolescent undernutrition is a serious public health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. Adolescence period is the last chance for curbing the consequences of un...

    Authors: Gebrehiwot Hadush, Oumer Seid and Abel Gebre Wuneh
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Self-efficacy is a widely applied psychosocial concept that is commonly used in association with management of chronic diseases, including hypertension. The aim of this study was to assess self-efficacy of hyp...

    Authors: Salam Khairy, Asala Aslan, Ahmad M. Samara, Ibrahim Mousa, Abdulsalam S. Alkaiyat and Sa’ed H. Zyoud
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2021 40:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Unintended pregnancies are no longer bound to teenagers or school-going children, married women in Uganda, as well do experience such pregnancies though little has been investigated on them. This study examine...

    Authors: Ronald Wasswa, Allen Kabagenyi and Leonard Atuhaire
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:15
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence and associated factors of physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) among married women of reproductive age in a rural population in northeast Ba...

    Authors: Stephen Stake, Saifuddin Ahmed, Wietse Tol, Salahuddin Ahmed, Nazma Begum, Rasheda Khanam, Meagan Harrison and Abdullah H. Baqui
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:14
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. There is no agreed way to measure the effects of social accountability interventions. Studies to examine whether and how social accountability and collective action processes contribute to better health and he...

    Authors: Cicely Marston, Catherine R. McGowan, Victoria Boydell and Petrus Steyn
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2020 39:13
    Content type: Review article Published on:
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