Nutritional status and associated factors of older persons in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

P Obeng, HK Kyereh, JO Sarfo, EW Ansah… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background The older person population is rapidly increasing globally, including sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA). Concurrently, malnutrition is also increasing among older persons in …

Malnutrition, low diet quality and its risk factors among older adults with low socio-economic status: a scoping review

NS Nazri, D Vanoh, SK Leng - Nutrition Research Reviews, 2021 - cambridge.org
Low socio-economic status (SES) is often associated with various health-related problems.
Therefore, the present paper aims to review the available literature to identify the prevalence …

Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among older adults from urban and rural residences of Metu district, Southwest Ethiopia

YM Ferede, T Derso, M Sisay - BMC nutrition, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In Ethiopia, the proportion of older adults is steadily increasing. This
rapidly growing older adult population may increase the burden of malnutrition. However …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary diversity, nutritional status, and agricultural commercialization: evidence from adult men of rural farm households

OA Otekunrin, IA Ayinde, RA Sanusi, OO Onabanjo - Dialogues in Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Access to healthy and affordable diet hinged on the realization of Sustainable Development
Goal 2, higher productivity and, economic prosperity while it is difficult for a poorly nourished …

Malnutrition among the aged population in Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of studies over the past 20 years

TM Ewunie, HE Hareru, TM Dejene, SM Abate - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Nowadays, malnutrition among the advanced age (60 years and older)
population is becoming a public health problem worldwide, especially in low-income …

Performance of individual dietary diversity score to identify malnutrition among patients living with HIV in Ethiopia

FM Hussien, W Mebratu, AY Ahmed, TC Mekonnen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
There is a lack of uniformity in developing and validating indicators of nutritional status
among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV). Experiences from low …

Malnutrition is associated with increased disease risk in older people in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

MA Althaiban, NM Aljefree, NM Almoraie… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction There is little research on the nutritional status of older people in Saudi Arabia.
This study investigated the factors associated with the nutritional status of older people in the …

[HTML][HTML] Older adults' perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda

T Habumugisha, IE Måren, E Matsiko, M Kaiser… - BMC Public …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The global population is increasingly aging, imposing a substantial burden on
social and healthcare systems as aging is associated with gradual muscle wasting and …

Dietary Diversity Changes and Cognitive Frailty in Chinese Older Adults: A Prospective Community-Based Cohort Study

WF Zhong, WQ Song, XM Wang, ZH Li, D Shen, D Liu… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Evidence for the effects of dietary diversity changes and cognitive frailty (CF) in the older
adults is not clear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dietary diversity …

Dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals in North Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023

FT Alemu, AA Desta, AG Tola - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Adequate consumption of diversified food during pregnancy enables adequate
intake of 11 important micronutrients. Pregnant women who consume an inadequate …