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DOI: 10.21276/sb.2017.3.11.6 Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the dietary practices and nutrition status of adult pulmonary TB patients attending Nyeri County Referral Hospital, Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional analytical design. A sample of 135 participants was calculated using the modified Fisher Formula. The study targeted adult pulmonary TB patients attending TB Clinic. A structured questionnaire and a focus group discussion guide were used to collect data. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. About 48.1% of the participants were underweight while 45.9% were normal and 3.7% were overweight. Chi-square tests showed significant relationships between gender (χ2 = 10.917, p=0.012), age (χ2 = 12.261, p=0.046) and income (χ2 15.584, = p=0.036) were significant to nutrition status among the socio-demographic characteristics. Pearson correlation analysis showed a weak relationship (r=0.173, p=0.045) between number of meals per day a...

Background: The youth's lack of knowledge and misconception on Physical Activity (PA) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) risk factors aid the growing burden of NCDs globally. This study explored the knowledge and perception of youth in a low-resource community in the Western Cape Province. Methods: A qualitative methodological approach was used for data collection, using a qualitative exploratory study design. Convenience sampling was used to select participants, aged 18-35 years old from Vrygrond in the Western Cape Province. Focused group discussions were steered by means of a semi-structured interview questionnaire to guide the discussion about perceptions and knowledge of PA and NCDs risk factors. Discussions were analysed using Atlas.Ti8. Results: A total of 22 female youth participated in this study. The majority of the participants were single (86.3%), unemployed (63.6%) and secondary schooling (72.7%) of the highest level of education. Results indicated that the partic...

COVID-19 has variable symptoms, specific diagnosis, and no safe and effective treatment, in addition to prevention and vaccination measures. Among the risk groups are pregnant and puerperal women, with possible consequences for the fetus. In addition to hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), there is a high number of deaths classified as maternal mortality. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the trend of Brazilian scientific production regarding pregnancy and COVID-19, with a review question: What is the trend of Brazilian dissertations and theses about pregnancy related to COVID-19? This is a narrative review of the literature, carried out in July 2022, in the theses and dissertations bank of the Higher Education Personnel Improvement Commission (CAPES) portal, with a search strategy "pregnancy AND COVID-19" and clipping temporal. As inclusion criteria, field research theses or dissertations that answered the review question and excluded studies w...