As of November 2020, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) has infected more than 396,000 people in the Philippines. Although no study has been done on malnutrition among a general cohort of patients with COVID 19, it has long been associated with increased mortality and poor long-term ...
Introduction: Childhood obesity is a rising global health problem including the Philippines. The Philippines is an archipelago which is highly diverse and food accessibility varies from one region to another. Baguio City is situated in the north of Manila within the mountainous region of the Cordiller...
Double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in 55 low- and middle-income countries: progress achieved and opportunities for meeting the global target Article 26 May 2021 Association between blood hemoglobin levels, anemia, and body mass index in children and women of Myanmar: ...
Burma: A country's health in crisis. Reports on the health conditions in Burma since the antigovernmental uprisings in the 1980s. A rise in infant mortality; Malnutrition seen in children; Nam... Chelala,Cesar - 《Lancet》 被引量: 18发表: 1998年 Outbreaks of sprue during file Burma camp...
In low and middle income countries macroeconomic volatility is common, and severe negative economic shocks can substantially increase poverty and food insecurity. Less well understood are the implications of these contractions for child acute malnutrition (wasting), a major risk factor for under-5 morta...
Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced positive GDP growth at approximately 4.3% per year during the last decade. With increases in overall wealth within the country, PNG is facing a double burden of malnutrition: comparatively high child stunting rates and a growing overweight and obesity epidemic. ...
and showed an increasing trend.The detection rate of malnutrition showed a downward trend.The detection rates of poor eyesight and dental caries of girls were higher than those of boys,the detection rates of obesity and malnutrition of girls were lower than those of boys,and the differences were...
of the world’s population lives in countries where there are more deaths attributable to overweight and obesity-related diseases than to underweight and malnutrition [6]. If recent trends continue unchanged, the latest projections suggest that by 2030 up to 57.8% of the world’s adult population...
Generally, they are more predominant illnesses or diseases in the tropics and sub-tropics than temperate climate [15]. Overall, the intestinal parasites could be causes of most illnesses that range from simple and asymptomatic (fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhea, anemia, malnutrition, ...
A Silent Crisis: The Impact of Public Health Expenditure on Malnutrition Prevalence in Children Aged Below Five in the Philippinesdoi:10.32996/jefas.2022.4.1.7Manrique, Joanna Marie V.Masangkay, Gabriel A.Agustin, Nicasio Angelo J.Journal of Economics, Finance & Accounting Stu...