Background: Anemia is a public health problem affecting almost 300 million preschool children in the world wide. However, the magnitude is particularly higher in developing countries. Studies demonstrated that children ...

The central theme of this study was to explore household food security situation in Girar Jarso woreda. To do so, various data collection and analysis methods were used. The necessary data were generated both from primary ...

With the development of Web 2.0 and the launch of Web Sites like Flickr, sharing and collaboratively annotating images(tagging in Folksonomies) with keywords, called tags, are becoming very popular. Although tagging ...

Anemia is a widespread condition leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Iron deficiency is often expected to be the cause and thus routine Iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation is recommended by the World Health Organization ...

Injera is naturally-leavened fermented sourdough-risen flatbread, indigenous to Ethiopia. It is commonly made from tef (Eragrostis tef). Injera has nutritional merits, mainly gluten free protein and high calcium and iron ...

Background: Micronutrients are life sustaining nutrients that are needed in small quantities for effective functioning of human metabolic activities and development. Deficiency of most micronutrients can result in adverse ...

Iodine is an essential micronutrient required for normal human growth and development as it is needed for the synthesis of thyroid hormones produced by thyroid glands. Iodine deficiency is a severe public health problem ...

Background: Breast milk provides the optimal nutrition for growing infants. This is because it contains all the nutrients a baby needs in exactly the right proportions. It also contains biologically active live cells which ...

Food-borne pathogens are the leading cause of illness and death in developing countries. The widespread habit of raw beef consumption is a potential cause of food-borne illnesses in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was ...