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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Mixed feeding"”.
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Dietary ecology of mixed-feeding antelopes in the Omo-Turkana basin during the Plio-Pleistocene: a tool to investigate hominin palaeo-environments.
… detailed studies of the dietary ecology of mixed-feeding antelope species could be used to investigate hominin palaeo-environments in the Omo-Turkana basin during the Plio-Pleistocene (3.5-1.6 Ma), a detailed study of the dietary ecology of mixed-feeding antelopes was proposed. This research …
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Infant Feeding Practices of HIV positive Mothers in Lusaka District
Despite the high prevalence of breastfeeding (98%) in Zambia, the majority of infants are not fed in compliance with WHO/UNICEF recommendation. The recommendation calls for a period of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and introduction of complementary foods between six and nine months while …
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Infant Feeding Practices of HIV positive Mothers in Lusaka District
Despite the high prevalence of breastfeeding (98%) in Zambia, the majority of infants are not fed in compliance with WHO/UNICEF recommendation. The recommendation calls for a period of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and introduction of complementary foods between six and nine months while …
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Prenatal feeding intentions versus postpartum feeding practices in HIV-exposed women on anti-retroviral therapy: A cohort study
… 2011 Tshwane declaration of support for breastfeeding in South Africa places strong emphasis on exclusive breastfeeding for HIV-exposed infants, overturning prior policy emphasising formula feeding. Prenatal feeding intentions of HIV-exposed women on antiretroviral therapy were compared to …
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Factors influencing infant feeding practices of mothers in Kabwata Township, Lusaka, Zambia
Background: Appropriate and adequate infant feeding practices are an important factor in achieving optimal health in infants. Inappropriate and inadequate infant feeding practices contribute significantly to ill-health in infants. Both WHO and UNICEF recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first …
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Exploring the Relationships Between Mothers' Use of Food to Soothe, Feeding Type and Mode, Maternal Feeding Style, Infant Behavior, and Infant Weight-Related Outcomes During Early Infancy
… trajectories, the modifiable factor of parent feeding practices can also have an influence. The use of food to soothe (FTS), or the act of feeding a child when he/she is upset for reasons other than hunger, has been associated with unhealthy eating behaviors and less-favorable weight outcomes …
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Determinants Of Infant Feeding Practices Of Hiv-Positive And Hiv-Negative Mothers In Pretoria, South Africa
<p>Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has been shown to result in lowered risk of postnatal vertical HIV transmission compared to mixed breastfeeding (Mixed BF). Early breastfeeding cessation, or not breastfeeding at all, is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality amongst both …
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Using a multiproxy analysis of springbok fossils to track 2 million years of vegetation changes experienced by hominins in southern Africa.
… Africa between 2.0 to 0.8 Ma. As herbivorous, mixed-feeding antelopes, the abundant springbok (genus Antidorcas) adapt their diet according to the prevailing vegetation conditions. Via a multi- method analysis of Antidorcas diets, this enables inferences to be made regarding the prevailing …
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Factors influencing the choices of infant feeding of HIV-positive mothers in southern Ghana: the role of counsellors, mothers, families and socio-economic status
… (i.e., grandmothers and fathers) of infant feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in southern Ghana. This entailed individual interviews with 40 HIV-positive mothers with infants, and 6 focus group discussions with HIV-positive mothers, fathers and grandmothers of unknown status in two …
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Effects of maternal social factors on infant feeding practices among HIV positive mothers in Kasama Northern Province
… the social factors that influence infant feeding practices among HIV positive women in Kasama, Northern Province.This was a cross-sectional study and was descriptive in nature. The study was conducted in Northern Province, Kasama District at 2 clinics- the Kasama Urban clinic and the …
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Effects of maternal social factors on infant feeding practices among HIV positive mothers in Kasama Northern Province
… the social factors that influence infant feeding practices among HIV positive women in Kasama, Northern Province.This was a cross-sectional study and was descriptive in nature. The study was conducted in Northern Province, Kasama District at 2 clinics- the Kasama Urban clinic and the …
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ALLATTAMENTO AL SENO: VALIDAZIONE DEL BREASTFEEDING ASSESSMENT SCORE RIDOTTO, SU UN GRUPPO DI PUERPERE ITALIANE.
TITLE. Breastfeeding: validation of a reduced Breastfeeding Assessment Score (BAS) in a group of Italian women. AIM AND OBJECTIVE. To assess the accuracy of a reduced Breastfeeding Assessment Score (BAS) in a group of Italian women; the reduced BAS considers only 5 of the 8 original BAS items …
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Ulva as a functional feed: a practical investigation into the effects of Ulva lacinulata on the growth, consumption, health and gut microbiota of the farmed abalone Haliotis midae
… pronounced activity from stimulated haemocytes. Feeding fresh Ulva, as a partial replacement (40%) for a formulated feed, significantly improved SGR and MISL compared to that of abalone fed on either diet individually. Abalone that were fed fresh Ulva had significantly lower muscle glycogen …
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A description of HIV-exposed uninfected infants in the IeDEA Southern Africa Cohort and an examination of growth outcomes
… therapy and the association between feeding modality and growth, focussing on studies conducted on the African continent. Part C, the manuscript, details the methodology, results and their interpretation of longitudinal analysis of growth among HEU infants in the IeDEA-SA …
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Wirkung von Enterococcus faecium auf den Organismus neonataler Hundewelpen
… on the puppies´ health were discovered. The feeding of Ec. faecium did neither influence weight gain nor feed intake. The trail group showed a 6.5 % better feed conversion during the period of mixed feeding with Pedigree® and milk-replacer. No effect of the probiotic on red blood cells and …
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Climate, Ecology, and Human Evolution during the Plio-Pleistocene
… at the expense of C<sub>3</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> mixed feeding taxa. Pleistocene and Holocene ecosystems in southwestern Kenya, where there is the most complete record over the past 2 million years, are persistently dominated by C<sub>4</sub>-grazers.</p> <p>The second part of this dissertation is …
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A descriptive study of demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa
… and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa. A survey was chosen as the design method and a structured questionnaire was used to collect information regarding the socio-economic and demographic factors and related infant feeding …
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A study evaluating the social and cultural context of a counselling booklet containing infant feeding and caring messages - a component of a community-based health package in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal
Exclusive breastfeeding (mother's milk only, with the exclusion of all other food or drink) reduces breast milk transmission of HIV compared with mixed feeding. This study was part of formative work for a community-based un-blinded randomised controlled trial (RCT) in an urban township with high …
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Microbial relationships between breastfeeding mothers and infants and response to maternal probiotic intervention
… bacterial composition of HM may be influenced by feeding mode remain to be elucidated. Evidence that microbes are transported via an enteromammary pathway from the maternal gut to the mammary gland suggests that modulation of the maternal gut microbiota may in turn modulate that of HM. Perinatal …