When Bénin joined the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement as an ‘early-riser’ country in 2011, the time was ripe for strong political commitment to tackle malnutrition. In spite of encouraging economic growth rates and a stable political climate, mor [...]
MONGBO ROCH L. [1], HOUNKANLIN MINAKPON STANISLAS [2], HÉMONIN OPHÉLIE [3],
Les soins nutritionnels durant les 1000 premiers jours de vie d’un enfant sont déterminants pour sa croissance, son développement cognitif et sa productivité ultérieure. Le défi est que chaque mère soit formée et suivie dans l’observance des service [...]
ASSOGBA HERMINE NADÈGE [1], OLANIGNAN REINE [2], MONGBO ROCH L. [3],
Introduction: Lutter contre la malnutrition nécessite inévitablement une bonne compréhension de ses causes. Cette étude vise principalement à comprendre les perceptions communautaires de deux facteurs de risque majeurs de la malnutrition par carenc [...]
Abstract Background: Evidence of interventions that are effective in improving exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practices is needed to help countries revise their strategies. To assess whether mothers who had participated in the Nutrition at the Centr [...]
Background: Embryonic health assessment prior to delivery is not a priority in Africa due to the lack of efficient platforms for biomarker screening of defective heart or metabolic syndromes. Beside genetic mutations, some environmental, nutritional [...]
KANGNIDE ABEL [1], AKPOVO DENIS [2], CAPO-CHICHI*, CALLINICE D. [3],
The nutritional status of children under 5 years of age was an important indicator for monitoring their growth. This study aims to determine the nutritional status of children under five 5 years of age received in consultation and/or hospitalized [...]
ADÉBO AMIRATH ADÉGNIKA [1], YESSOUFOU ABDOU GANIOU [2], BIO BOUKO MARIUS [3], ASSOUMANOU LATIFATOU [4],
Objectif : Étudier la prévalence de l’obésité et les facteurs associés chez les usagers à activités sédentaires au marché Dantokpa à Cotonou. Méthode : D’octobre à novembre 2016, 460 sujets ont été sélectionnés par un sondage stratifié. Les données [...]
TALIMULA KAMBASU DEMAISON [1], MIZÉHOUN-ADISSODA CARMELLE [2], PADONOU GÉRAUD ROMÉO SÉTONDJI [3], AGUEMON BADIROU [4], DAMIEN GEORGIA [5], OUENDO EDGARD-MARIUS DONA [6],
Within decade years, the deuterium dilution techniques are largely used in developing countries for breast milk output and body composition which are the important indicators of public health nutrition interventions. But the implementation of these [...]
LOKONON JAURÈS HONTONGNON FÉLIX [1], AMOUSSA HOUNKPATIN WALIOU BODOURIN AYANDA [2], DIOUF ADAMA [3], FLENON AUBIERGE JOELLE [4], SONON FÉLIX BODJRENOU [5], KAYODE POLYCARPE PIERRE ADÉCHOLA [6], IDOHOU DOSSOU NICOLE [0],
Dietary diversity is at the individual level an approximate measure of the nutritional adequacy of the diet Purpose: This study aims to determine the dietary diversity of children under five and its impact on the various forms of malnutrition in the [...]
BIO BOUKO MARIUS [1], YESSOUFOU ABDOU GANIOU [2], BEHANZIN JUSTIN [3], ADÉBO AMIRATH ADÉGNIKA [4], SEZAN ALPHONSE [5],
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the nutritional status of the children under five years of the Municipalities of Natitingou, Boukoumbé, and Toucountouna located in the Department of Atacora in North West Benin. It is a prospective, descripti [...]
BIO BOUKO MARIUS [1], YESSOUFOU ABDOU GANIOU [2], SANTA KOUESSOPA PRATICE [3], ADÉBO AMIRATH ADÉGNIKA [5], SOUMANOU MANSOUROU MOHAMED [6],