Women in rural communities remain the most vulnerable population in accessing agricultural produc... more Women in rural communities remain the most vulnerable population in accessing agricultural productive resources with dire implications for food security, malnutrition, and poverty. Effective agricultural and food-related policies should be based on a better understanding of the complex inter-relationship of how socioeconomic, demographic, gender, women empowerment, and geographical location indicators simultaneously affect access to agricultural productive resources and food security. The study quantified the level of inequality in access to agricultural productive resources and explored the mechanism through which socioeconomic status mediates the effect of geographic location on food security. This is a community-based cross-sectional study using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling design to generate a representative sample of the target population who live in coastal and non-coastal communities. The Gini inequality index, generalized structural equation models, multi...
The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghan... more The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghana between 2009 and 2018, and which priority policies and programs will further improve nutrition outcomes. Trends and potential drivers of stunting (height-for-age z-score 
Objectives To describe dietetics practice in various African countries. Methods A cross-sectional... more Objectives To describe dietetics practice in various African countries. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey was administered in 2018 to dietetic managers, educators and administrators in all 52 African countries. Results Representatives from 18 countries responded to the survey. They were mostly female (69%), about half had completed doctoral degrees (48%), a majority in training roles (84%) with 46% in administrative roles. Respondents ranked hospitals as the highest employer of dietitians, followed by private practice and teaching in higher education. Dietitians in seven countries needed to pass certification examinations post-graduation. Nine countries reported the existence of a professional society for dietitians, with only two of these affiliated with the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations. Only two professional societies are recognized as a trade union by their governments. Poor job prospects, lack of recognition of the profession by the general publi...
Women in rural communities remain the most vulnerable population in accessing agricultural produc... more Women in rural communities remain the most vulnerable population in accessing agricultural productive resources with dire implications for food security, malnutrition, and poverty. Effective agricultural and food-related policies should be based on a better understanding of the complex inter-relationship of how socioeconomic, demographic, gender, women empowerment, and geographical location indicators simultaneously affect access to agricultural productive resources and food security. The study quantified the level of inequality in access to agricultural productive resources and explored the mechanism through which socioeconomic status mediates the effect of geographic location on food security. This is a community-based cross-sectional study using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling design to generate a representative sample of the target population who live in coastal and non-coastal communities. The Gini inequality index, generalized structural equation models, multi...
The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghan... more The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghana between 2009 and 2018, and which priority policies and programs will further improve nutrition outcomes. Trends and potential drivers of stunting (height-for-age z-score 
Objectives To describe dietetics practice in various African countries. Methods A cross-sectional... more Objectives To describe dietetics practice in various African countries. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey was administered in 2018 to dietetic managers, educators and administrators in all 52 African countries. Results Representatives from 18 countries responded to the survey. They were mostly female (69%), about half had completed doctoral degrees (48%), a majority in training roles (84%) with 46% in administrative roles. Respondents ranked hospitals as the highest employer of dietitians, followed by private practice and teaching in higher education. Dietitians in seven countries needed to pass certification examinations post-graduation. Nine countries reported the existence of a professional society for dietitians, with only two of these affiliated with the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations. Only two professional societies are recognized as a trade union by their governments. Poor job prospects, lack of recognition of the profession by the general publi...
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