literature review on malnutrition in nigeria

Triple burden of malnutrition in children remains a significant public health issue. This scoping review aims to assess the information on undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and the quality of complementary feeding in various regions in Nigeria.A ...

A recent study examined the underlying causal factors of malnutrition in obese mother/stunted child pairs [ 18 ]. A review of the literature reveals several studies around Nigeria have investigated the challenge of protein-energy malnutrition in children [ 18 - 22] and women [ 23 - 25 ].

Malnutrition (under and overnutrition) presents significant threats to child health. The co-existence of under and overnutrition in a population is increasingly being described in the literature.To identify the prevalence of malnutrition among under-five ...

Abstract Introduction: Triple burden of malnutrition in children remains a significant public health issue. This scoping review aims to assess the information on undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and the quality of complementary feeding in various regions in Nigeria.

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in under-five children in Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: This systematic review was done following the Cochrane library guidelines.

Frontiers in Nutrition 01 frontiersin.org Exploring disparities in malnutrition among under-five children in Nigeria and potential solutions: a scoping review Collins John *, Bee Koon Poh

Introduction The prevailing nutritional conditions and the triple challenge of malnutrition faced by adolescents have adverse consequences for both the present and future generations' health and nutrition. Summarizing the available research on the nutritional status and dietary habits of adolescents in Nigeria is crucial. Objective This study aims to systematically evaluate available ...

During Phase One, SPRING conducted a desk review of the drivers of malnutrition in Nigeria (see Annex 1). This review built on an analysis conducted in 2017 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), which had an expanded scope focusing more on the existing literature and the national and regional data.

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in under-five children in Nigeria. Methodology: This systematic review was done following the Cochrane library guidelines. A search of literature written in English language and published between 2000 and 2022 was done using PubMed, CINAHL, MEDLINE and ProQuest databases.

The breadth of our review provides a more expansive picture of the findings from the empirical research about malnutrition, according to statistical modelling of quantitative data. In the process, we can compare the state of knowledge about factors associated with the different indicators of malnutrition.

Malnutrition and diarrhoea account for significant mortality and morbidity rates among under-fives, worldwide, with a higher burden in low-income countries (1) Globally, under-five malnutrition ...

Globally, protein-energy the causes malnutrition of malnutrition malnutrition. of of the African countries listed malnutrition study also the revealed 20 countries micronutrient contribute to of illness insecurity malnutrition. in Nigeria are multidimensional identified The study in Nigerian children:

This scoping review aimed to identify the existing literature that uses classical regression analysis on nationally representative health survey data sets to find the individual socioeconomic, demographic and contextual risk factors associated with malnutrition among children under five years of age in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA).

The main search terms used in the literature search were malnutrition, nutritional deficiency, Nigeria, stunting, wasting, or underweight. The details of the search are provided in Table 1.

This narrative review represents a significant contribution to the existing literature, as the synthesis of scientific publications alongside a review of global-level evidence on malnutrition in CAUFY is relatively uncommon.

The aim of this review was to examine previous studies to determine the factors associated with malnutrition and contribute to the existing body of evidence needed for the formulation of effective interventions.

Protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient malnutrition continue to be important public health problems in Nigeria despite efforts by the national government and international donor agencies ...

The aim of this review was to examine previous studies to determine the factors associated with malnutrition and contribute to the existing body of evidence needed for the formulation of effective interventions. Methods: This systematic review was conducted using the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis ...

Nigeria currently faces the biggest burden of under-nutrition in Africa with the largest population of malnourished children. The possibility of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) which aims to "end all forms of malnutrition in children by 2025 is therefore under threat. This study assessed the current level of child morbidity and mortality rate in Benue State, Nigeria ...

In this study, we outlined the types of malnutrition amongst children, the causes of malnutrition intervention at the primary health care level and some recommendations to alleviate childhood malnutrition in South Africa.

A literature review shows that among all types of malnutrition measurements, stunting indicates the long-term impact of consistent malnutrition most effectively.

Malnutrition is a widespread problem, affecting the global population at some. life stage. This public health epidemic targets everyone, but the most vulnerable. groups are poverty-stricken people ...