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  1. To determine whether TG/HDL-C ratio, which has been shown to be an indicator of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance (IR), can predict cardiovascular risk factors in the Chinese Han population ...

    Authors: Hua-Yin Li, Bang-Dang Chen, Yi-Tong Ma, Yi-Ning Yang, Xiang Ma, Fen Liu, Zhen-Yan Fu, Xiang Xie, Xiao-Mei Li, Shuo Pan, Chun-Hui He, Ying-Ying Zheng, Yun Wu, Jing Tao, Chun-Lan Dong and Ting-Ting Wu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:30
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  2. Anaemia during pregnancy continues to constitute significant challenge to maternal health in Nigeria and contributes substantially to the worsening maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Nigeria despite a global re...

    Authors: Nkechi G. Onyeneho and Obianuju U. Igweonu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:29
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  3. Data on the prevalence and complications of gestational diabetes are very scarce in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the uptake of screening for gestational diabetes and assess the immediate pos...

    Authors: Manuella Djomhou, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N. Noubiap, Mickael Essouma, Philip Nana and Nelson J. Fomulu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:28
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  4. Polyherbal medicines are used for the treatment of many diseases in many African and Asian communities. With the increasing use of these remedies, several investigations have shown that they are associated wit...

    Authors: Elizabeth Bosede Famewo, Anna Maria Clarke and Anthony Jide Afolayan
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:27
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  5. Groundwater drawn from shallow tubewells in Bangladesh is often polluted by nearby pit latrines, which are commonly used toilets in rural and sub-urban areas of the country.

    Authors: M. Sirajul Islam, Zahid Hayat Mahmud, M. Shafiqul Islam, Ganesh Chandra Saha, Anwar Zahid, AHM Zulfiquar Ali, M. Qumrul Hassan, Khairul Islam, Hasin Jahan, Yakub Hossain, M. Masud Hasan, Sandy Cairncross, Richard Carter, Stephen P. Luby, Alejandro Cravioto, Hubert Ph. Endtz…
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:26
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  6. Alcohol use is reported in university students with discrepancy between countries. The study objectives were to assess prevalence and associated factors of alcohol consumption among university students in Germ...

    Authors: Janet Junqing Chu, Heiko J. Jahn, Mobarak Hossain Khan and Alexander Kraemer
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:25
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  8. The diets of postmenopausal women in Western countries tend to be deficient in minerals, even if the energy value is at the recommended level. The objective of the presented population-based cohort study was t...

    Authors: Dominika Głąbska, Dariusz Włodarek, Aleksandra Kołota, Aleksandra Czekajło, Bogna Drozdzowska and Wojciech Pluskiewicz
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:23
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  9. The nutritional status of women before and during pregnancy can be determined by maternal knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards certain foods. The present study aimed to explore maternal dietary habits...

    Authors: Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Melaku Umeta and Kaleab Baye
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:22
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  10. HIV and AIDS affect most the productive people, leading to reduced capacity to either produce food or generate income. Children under-fives are the most vulnerable group in the affected households. There exist...

    Authors: Peter M. Chege, Zipporah W. Ndungu and Betty M. Gitonga
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:21
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  11. Suppose 35 % of the households with children under 5 years of age in a low-income suburban neighborhood in a developing country have diarrhea where improved water sources are available. Clearly, something is a...

    Authors: Rochelle Holm, Philip Wandschneider, Allan Felsot and Golden Msilimba
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:20
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  12. In Kenya, as in many low-income countries, the private sector is an important component of health service delivery and of providing access to preventive and curative health services. The Tunza Social Franchise...

    Authors: Nirali M. Chakraborty, Mwende Mbondo and Joyce Wanderi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:19
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  14. Water-related diseases are of great concern in developing countries like Nepal. Every year, there are countless morbidity and mortality due to the consumption of unsafe drinking water. Recently, there have bee...

    Authors: Narayan Dutt Pant, Nimesh Poudyal and Shyamal Kumar Bhattacharya
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:17
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  15. Low-quality monotonous diet is a major problem confronting resource-constrained settings across the world. Starchy staple foods dominate the diets in these settings. This places the population, especially wome...

    Authors: Dickson A. Amugsi, Anna Lartey, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage and Blessing U. Mberu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:16
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  16. Though Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is successful in increasing antenatal and natal care services, little is known on the cost coverage of out-of-pocket expenditure (...

    Authors: Dipti Govil, Neetu Purohit, Shiv Dutt Gupta and Sanjay Kumar Mohanty
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:15
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  17. Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) District is a multi-ethnic assemblage of both ancient and migrated communities in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. There is a paucity of knowledge on the bio-demographic structure of this endoga...

    Authors: Hafiza Fizzah Riaz, Shaheen Mannan and Sajid Malik
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:14
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  18. Childhood diarrhea is one of the major public health problems in Ethiopia. Multiple factors at different levels contribute to the occurrence of childhood diarrhea. The objective of the study was to identify th...

    Authors: Muluken Azage, Abera Kumie, Alemayehu Worku and Amvrossios C. Bagtzoglou
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:13
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  19. Early initiation of breastfeeding after birth is a key behavioral health factor known to decrease neonatal mortality risks. Yet, few demographic studies examined how a community-based intervention impacts post...

    Authors: Naoko Horii, Oumarou Habi, Alio Dangana, Abdou Maina, Souleymane Alzouma and Yves Charbit
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:12
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  20. Among the studies published after the year 2000 which focused on nutrition at preschool, only three aimed to assess children’s intake of energy and selected nutrients at preschool. The purpose of this study wa...

    Authors: Sylwia Merkiel and Wojciech Chalcarz
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:11
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  23. In spite of the increasing efforts to gather spatial data in developing countries, the use of maps is mostly for visualization of health indicators rather than informed decision-making. Various spatial tools c...

    Authors: Dohyeong Kim, Malabika Sarker and Priyanka Vyas
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:8
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  24. Although it is known that lifestyle behaviors of pregnant women are closely related to maternal and fetal health, number of data concerning efficacy of intervention on lifestyle during pregnancy is limited. Th...

    Authors: Özlem Aşcı and Gülay Rathfisch
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:7
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  25. Quality instillation has its own challenges, facilitators and barriers in various settings. This paper focuses on exploration of quality components related to practices, health system challenges and quality en...

    Authors: Shilpa Karvande, Devendra Sonawane, Sandeep Chavan and Nerges Mistry
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:6
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  26. The essential amino acid tryptophan cannot be synthesised in the body and must be acquired through dietary intake. Oxidation of tryptophan, due to immune induction of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (ID...

    Authors: Priyesh Bipath, Peter F. Levay and Margaretha Viljoen
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:5
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  27. Public health is at risk due to chemical contaminants in drinking water which may have immediate health consequences. Drinking water sources are susceptible to pollutants depending on geological conditions and...

    Authors: Tahera Akter, Fatema Tuz Jhohura, Fahmida Akter, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Digbijoy Dey, Milan Kanti Barua, Md Akramul Islam and Mahfuzar Rahman
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:4
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  28. Cholera has afflicted the Indian sub-continent for centuries, predominantly in West Bengal and modern-day Bangladesh. This preliminary study aims to understand the current level of knowledge of cholera in fema...

    Authors: Charlotte C. Tamason, Suhella M. Tulsiani, A. K. Siddique, Bilqis A. Hoque and Peter K. Mackie Jensen
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:3
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  29. The Chiranjeevi Yojana (CY) is a large public-private partnership program in Gujarat, India, under which the state pays private sector obstetricians to provide childbirth services to poor and tribal women. The...

    Authors: Kristi Sidney, Veena Iyer, Kranti Vora, Dileep Mavalankar and Ayesha De Costa
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:2
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  30. In Mexico, despite that the fact that several social programs have been implemented, chronic undernutrition is still a public health problem affecting 1.5 million children of <5 years. Chiapas ranks first in u...

    Authors: Esmeralda García-Parra, Héctor Ochoa-Díaz-López, Rosario García-Miranda, Laura Moreno-Altamirano, Roberto Solís-Hernández and Raúl Molina-Salazar
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:1
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  31. Typhoid fever is the persistent cause of morbidity worldwide. Salmonella enterica serovar’s carriers among food handlers have the potential to disseminate this infection on large scale in the community. The purpo...

    Authors: Taranum Ruba Siddiqui, Safia Bibi, Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa, Sobiya Mohiuddin Ayaz and Adnan Khan
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:27
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  32. Aeromonas species can cause a wide spectrum of illnesses varying from intestinal to extra intestinal and vary in their susceptibility to different antibiotics. The current study was un...

    Authors: Maanasa Bhaskar, K P Dinoop and Jharna Mandal
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:26
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  33. Although several studies have found probiotics encouraging in prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the evidence for the use of probiotics in diagnosed GDM is largely limited. The aim of this stud...

    Authors: Neda Dolatkhah, Majid Hajifaraji, Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh, Naser Aghamohammadzadeh, Yadollah Mehrabi and Mehran Mesgari Abbasi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:25
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  34. Gluten-containing cereals are a main food staple present in the daily human diet, including wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten intake is associated with the development of celiac disease (CD) and related disorders...

    Authors: Leo Pruimboom and Karin de Punder
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:24
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  35. Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the nine strategies recommended for prevention and control of HIV globally. In this study, we assessed the awareness and utilisation of VCT services among resi...

    Authors: Paschal A. Apanga, Robert Akparibo and John K. Awoonor-Williams
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:23
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  36. The objective of this study is to explore and document perceptions and attitude associated with uptake of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy infection during pregnancy in Enugu State, Nigeria.

    Authors: Nkechi G. Onyeneho, Ngozi Idemili-Aronu, Ijeoma Igwe and Felicia U. Iremeka
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:22
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  37. Some rural African communities residing along rivers use the untreated river water for domestic purposes, making them vulnerable to waterborne diseases such as diarrhea.

    Authors: G. Tubatsi, M. C. Bonyongo and M. Gondwe
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:21
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  38. Thousands of groundwater tube wells serving millions of Bangladeshis are arsenic contaminated. This study investigates the effect of these wells on the education attainment and school attendance of youths who ...

    Authors: Michael P. Murray and Raisa Sharmin
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:20
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  39. Malnutrition contributes to functional and cognitive decline in older adults, which results in decreased quality of life and loss of independence. This study aimed to identify determinants of nutritional risk ...

    Authors: I. Naidoo, Karen E. Charlton, TM Esterhuizen and B. Cassim
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:19
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  44. In this study discussed the primary and regulatory roles of fatty acids, and investigated the affects of fatty acids on metabolic programming.

    Authors: Seray Kabaran and H. Tanju Besler
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:14
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. Rapid weight gain in early life may increase the risk of overweight and obesity in adulthood. We investigated the association between the rate of growth during early childhood and the development of overweight...

    Authors: Ratneswary Sutharsan, Michael J. O’Callaghan, Gail Williams, Jake M. Najman and Abdullah A. Mamun
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:13
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  46. Limited data exist on the South African Indian diet despite their high prevalence of non-communicable diseases. This study attempted to determine the dietary quality and patterns of an Indian population in Kwa...

    Authors: A. Naicker, C. S. Venter, U. E. MacIntyre and S. Ellis
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:12
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  47. South Asian studies, including those from Nepal, have documented increased risk of neonatal mortality among girls, despite their early biologic survival advantage. We examined sex differences in neonatal morbi...

    Authors: Summer Rosenstock, Joanne Katz, Luke C. Mullany, Subarna K. Khatry, Steven C. LeClerq, Gary L. Darmstadt and James M. Tielsch
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:11
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  48. A high degree of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is necessary for long term treatment effects. This study explores the role of timing of ART ...

    Authors: Johanna Maria Axelsson, Sofie Hallager and Toke S. Barfod
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:10
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  49. India leads all nations in numbers of maternal deaths, with poor, rural women contributing disproportionately to the high maternal mortality ratio. In 2005, India launched the world’s largest conditional cash ...

    Authors: Kranti Suresh Vora, Sally A. Koblinsky and Marge A. Koblinsky
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:9
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  50. Caesarean delivery (C-section) rates have been increasing dramatically in the past decades around the world. This increase has been attributed to multiple factors such as maternal, socio-demographic and instit...

    Authors: Mostafizur Rahman, Asma Ahmad Shariff, Aziz Shafie, Rahmah Saaid and Rohayatimah Md. Tahir
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2015 33:8
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