• Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among 6- to 59-months-old children in lowland and highland areas in Kilosa district, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study 

  Mrema, Jackline D.; Elisaria, Ester; Mwanri, Akwilina W.; Nyaruhucha, Cornelio M. (Hindawi, 2021)

  Background. Undernutrition is the most dominant form of malnutrition among children in developing countries. Studies conducted in Tanzania have reported high levels of undernutrition among children below five years of ...
• Infant and young child feeding practices among pastoralist and crop farming communities in Mvomero district, Tanzania 

  Kibona, M. G.; Mwanri, A. W. (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020)

  This study aimed to determine feeding practices of infants and young children among pastoralist and crop farming communities in Mvomero district, Tanzania. A cross-sectional study involved mothers of children below two ...
• Insulin resistance among pregnant women in urban areas of Arusha region, Tanzania 

  Msollo, Safiness Simon; Martin, Haikael David; Mwanri, Akwilina Wendelin; Petrucka, Pammla (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2019)

  Aim: To establish the prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) and its determinants among selected pregnant women in urban Arusha for taking preventive measures. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between March ...
• Increased climate variability and sedentarization in Tanzania: health and nutrition implications on pastoral communities of Mvomero and Handeni districts, Tanzania 

  Ripkey, Carrie; Little, Peter D.; Dominguez-Salas, Paula; Kinabo, Joyce; Mwanri, Akwilina; Girard, Amy Webb (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

  African pastoralists are undergoing significant changes in livelihood strategies, from predominantly mobile pastoralism to agro-pastoralism in which both livestock raising and cultivation of crops are practiced, to ...
• Understanding the drivers of diet change and food choice among Tanzanian pastoralists to inform policy and practice 

  Girard, Amy Webb; Little, Peter; Yount, Kathryn; Dominguez-Salas, Paula; Kinabo, Joyce; Mwanri, Akwilina (Drivers of Food Choice, 2020)

  Overall, diet patterns have changed dramatically for traditionally pastoral communities in rural Tanzania, with younger and more sedentary communities experiencing the most significant changes. While social and environmental ...
• The burden and correlates of childhood undernutrition in Tanzania according to composite index of anthropometric failure 

  Khamis, Ahmed Gharib; Mwanri, Akwilina Wendelin; Kreppel, Katharina; Kwesigabo, Gideon (BMC Nutrition, 2020)

  Background: Undernutrition is a public health problem worldwide. Tanzania has made significant achievements in the reduction of childhood undernutrition over the past two decades. However, the exact burden of undernutrition was ...
• Knowledge, practices and intention to consume omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids among pregnant and breastfeeding women in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania 

  Tesha, A. P.; Mwanri, A. W.; Nyaruhucha, C. N. (Academic Journals / African Journal of Food Science, 2022-06)

  Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids are beneficial throughout the human life cycle. With regard to early child development, maternal fatty acid status influence cognitive and psychomotor development of the unborn child. ...
• Formulation and sensory evaluation of complementary foods from low-cost, locally-available and nutrient-dense ingredients using linear programming. 

  Tesha, A. P.; Nyaruhucha, C. N.; Mwanri, A. W. (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021)

  Meeting energy and micronutrient requirements during complementary feeding period especially in developing countries is limited by many factors one of them being poverty. This study was carried out in Rombo district, ...
• The influence of dietary diversity on the nutritional status of children between 6 and 23 months of age in Tanzania 

  Khamis, Ahmed Gharib; Mwanri, Akwilina Wendelin; Ntwenya, Julius Edward; Kreppel, Katharina (BMC Pediatrics, 2019)

  Background: Undernutrition poses a serious health challenge in developing countries and Tanzania has the highest undernutrition burden of Eastern and Southern Africa. Poor infant and young child feeding practices have been ...
• Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the dietary intake for adults in pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania 

  Khamis, Ahmed Gharib; Mwanri, Akwilina Wendelin; Ntwenya, Julius Edward; Senkoro, Mbazi; Kreppel, Katharina; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Kwesigabo, Gideon (BMC Research Notes, 2021)

  Objective: Food frequency questionnaires are widely used as a dietary assessment tool in nutritional epidemiol- ogy to determine the relationship between diet and diseases. In Tanzania, there are several cultural variations ...
• Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among pastoralists in Monduli District, Arusha region in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study 

  Khamis, Ahmed Gharib; Senkoro, Mbazi; Mwanri, Akwilina Wendelin; Kreppel, Katharina; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Kwesigabo, Gideon (BMC/ Archives of Public Health, 2020)

  Background: Hypertension is among the growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries and the leading cause of death worldwide. Pastoral areas have been identified to be at a higher risk of diseases due ...
• Assessing and controlling bio-deterioration of maize in Tanzania. 

  Suleiman, Rashid A. (Iowa State University, 2016)

  Agriculture is the backbone of the Tanzanian economy. It accounts for about one-third of the gross domestic product (GDP), provides 85 percent of all exports and serves as a livelihood lo over 80 percent of the total ...
• Trans fatty acids in Tanzania: are consumers and processors aware of the associated health hazards? a case of Morogoro 

  G, Nzunda; Chove, L.M (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2022)

  Several studies have shown an association between Trans Fatty acids (TFAs) consumption and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). FAO and WHO recommend that the TFAs in human dietary fat should be reduced to ...
• Suitability of pigeon pea and soybean flours as extenders and binders in restructured meat product (sausage) 

  Gomezulu, A.D; Mongi, R.J; Kilima, B.M (TAJAS, 2021)

  The suitability of pigeon pea and soybean flours as an alternative to chemical binders and extenders in meat restructuring technology was investigated in this study. Pigeon pea flour (PPF) and soybean flour (SBF) were ...
• Safety of traditional leafy vegetable powders from Lindi in Tanzania 

  Milandu, A.A; Chove, L.M (TAJAS, 2022)

  Postharvest losses in the fruits and vegetables sector remain a major problem in the world, and especially in Sub Saharan Africa. Up to 50% of fruits and vegetables produced in developing countries is lost in the supply ...
• Influence of agricultural diversification on dietary diversity, nutrition and health of children (6-23 months old) and their mothers in Kagera Region 

  Kimwendo, Mariam Omari (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Agricultural diversification is among tools used for improvement of economy food security and nutritional status at household level. However, there have been few studies on the contribution of agricultural diversification ...
• Development of iron rich products from traditional leafy vegetables grown in Lindi, Tanzania 

  Abdallah, Afsa (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  The current study was conducted to develop iron rich products for feeding children under five years of age. Three Traditional leafy vegetables (TLVs), Amaranth hybrids known as amaranthus leaves (AML), Manihort esculenta ...
• Effectiveness of micronutrients powder in rehabilitating anaemic children aged two – five years in Morogoro rural district 

  Sehaba, Diana Godfrey (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Iron deficiency anaemia is a condition where blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. In Tanzania, 58 percent of under-five children suffering iron deficiency anaemia. This study aimed to assessing the effectiveness ...
• Prevalence of aflatoxin m1 in pasteurized and ultra-high temperature (uht) milk marketed in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. 

  Mwakosya, Hilda, Fredy (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2021)

  A survey was conducted in year 2020/2021 to establish the levels of aflatoxin M 1 (AFM 1 ) in pasteurized and ultra-heat-treated milk (n=118) and awareness on mycotoxins by milk processors in Kinondoni, Temeke, Ubungo, ...
• Iron status and dietary diversity of adolescent girls in selected urban and rural communities of Moshi district, Tanzania 

  Swaty, Salutari Simon (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Adolescence is the transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. It presents a window of opportunity to correct nutritional status of children. Limited data are available on iron status ...

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