Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Hospitalised Zambian Adult Patients Receiving Hospital Prepared Total Nasogastric Tube Feeds

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Published: 2024-04-23
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Under-nutrition, Nutrition status, Nasogastric tube feeding, Zambia

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Ogada Irene
Mount Saint Vincent University, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Canada; Kenyatta University, Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, P O Box 43844, Nairobi, Keny
Nyati Murambiwa
Kenyatta University, Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, P O Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya.3.The University of Zambia, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, P O Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia

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Under-nutrition which attributed by inadequate energy and micronutrient intake, chronic and acute illnesses as well as altered immunological function is linked to nutrition. Identification of factors associated with malnutrition among hospitalized adults is important for policy and practices. In settings similar to sub -Saharan Africa, under-nutrition among hospitalized patients was reported to be higher [5] than the 45% to 70% in developed countries. several studies have shown significant benefits of NGTF. 

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Vol. 35 No. 1 (2022): The African Journal of Health Sciences

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Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Hospitalised Zambian Adult Patients Receiving Hospital Prepared Total Nasogastric Tube Feeds. (2024). African Journal of Health Sciences, 35(1), 38-51. https://ojs.ajhsjournal.or.ke/index.php/home/article/view/328

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