Child Nutrition and Water Access

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is universally recognised as the best nutrition for infants, yet women's public breastfeeding experiences are shaped by cultural norms, privacy concerns, and social judgments, and no valid scale currently exists to measure these behaviours. RESEARCH AIM: The aim of this study is to develop a…

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Moringa oleifera has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, but its effects in polymicrobial sepsis are incompletely defined. We evaluated M. oleifera oil (MOO) in female Wistar rats subjected to cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Forty rats were randomized to Control, Sham, CLP, CLP + MOO 100 mg/kg, or CLP + M…

BACKGROUND: Prelacteal feeding, which deprives newborns of colostrum, remains a major public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of prelacteal feeding among mothers in eastern Turkey. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducte…

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Background/Objective: Athletes’ dietary needs are influenced by the physiological demands of their sport, so the impacts of disrupted food access may vary from those experienced by the general population. This study aimed to develop and validate the Athlete Food Insecurity Scale (AFIS), a sport-specific tool designed…

Water is an indispensable resource essential for sustaining life on Earth. Sustainable access to safe drinking and utility water is essential for human survival. Considering the potential of water on the earth and the rapid increase in the population, saving the existing potential water gains importance. The behavior…

As of 2025, an estimated 150.2 million children under 5 years globally were stunted-falling more than two standard deviations below the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards median. Helminth infections represent a potentially significant yet under-addressed contributor to childhood stunting. Our aim w…

BACKGROUND: Armed conflict and protracted humanitarian crises profoundly affect maternal and infant health, rendering breastfeeding practices particularly vulnerable. While the existing literature largely focuses on breastfeeding rates and nutritional outcomes in conflict settings, limited attention has been given to…

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the prevalence of rotavirus infection among children diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis in a pediatric hospital in Kahramanmaraş between 2021 and 2024.Materials and Methods: A total of 8,003 children who presented with complaints of acute gastroenteri…

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional knowledge levels of mothers of children aged 4-6 years attending pediatric outpatient clinics, analyze knowledge levels according to maternal age, education, and income, and investigate their relationship with children's anthropometric measurements. METHODS: This…