Nutrition Capacity Building to Meet National Priorities: Lessons Learned in Developing and Implementing Malawi's First Dietetics Program

Nkomani, Sanele; Ausman, Lynne M.; Marino‐Costello, Elizabeth; Chimera, Bernadette; Kalimbira, Alexander; Mwangwela, Agnes; Uebele-Harrigan, Molly; Phuka, John; Ghosh, Shibani

doi:10.9745/ghsp-d-20-00687

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“…Capacity building and training have strong binding to achieve sustainable development goals (Nkomani et al, 2021). Crocker et al (2016) developed a conceptual framework to evaluate training outcomes; performance of individual, learning and improved programming.…”

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Assessment of Capacity-Building Needs Challenges and Opportunities

2023

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The present research work asses the capacity-building needs and perceived challenges and further opportunities in the school health nutrition program. In this research, demographic factors act as a control variable. The deductive research approach was applied with positivist philosophy. The focal teachers and school health nutrition supervisors were the respondents for this study that was chosen from convenience sampling method. The statistical tests were applied through SPSS software. The reliability of all variables was above 0.8. The response rate was 98 percent. The statistical confirmed that demographic has no impact on variables association. The liner regression models demonstrate that perception and knowledge, workload capacity, facility support service capacity and system, structural role capacity have significant positive effect on the skills and practices of SHNSs and teachers. This research is one of the rare studies in Pakistan which examine a comprehensive model using; perception and knowledge, workload capacity, facility support service capacity and system, structural role capacity as an independent variable and skills and practices of SHNSs and teachers as a dependent variable and test the ecology of human performance theory in Pakistani context.

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2023

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Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Source of Nutrition Information and Dietary Consumption Pattern of Ugandan Endurance Athletes: A cross-sectional study of the Sebei Sub-Region

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Mkumbuzi

2024

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Background Athletes’ nutrition knowledge depends on the sources of nutrition information they are exposed to and their social status. Currently, there is a dearth of literature on the nutrition knowledge of Ugandan athletes. This study assessed endurance athletes’ sports nutrition knowledge, sources of nutrition information, and their dietary consumption patterns. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study including 100 purposively selected (middle and long distance) athletes from four Athletic Management camps was conducted in Kapchorwa district, Uganda. Using an interviewer-administered questionnaire, trained research assistants collected athletes’ demographic information, knowledge, practices, sources of nutrition information and consumption patterns. ANOVA, Independent t-test, Chi-square analysis, and Binary logistic analyses were done using SPSS® software version 23.0. Results Most athletes 74.0% (n = 74) in this study were aged between 15–17 (17.9 ± 4.0) years with at least 2 years’ experience in athletics. Majority 68.0% (n = 68) of the athletes had good sports nutrition knowledge while 32.0% (n = 32) showed poor knowledge. About 88.0% (n = 88) knew that vitamin consumption can enhance recovery after training. Athletic trainers 49.0% (n = 49) and family/parents 28.0% (n = 28) were primary sources of nutrition information, while nutritionists/dietitians 5.0% (n = 5) and the internet 4.0% (n = 4) were less consulted. Cereals were the most consumed food group 72.0% (n = 72), followed by legumes and nuts 67.0% (n = 67) while the least consumed foods were milk/egg 33.0% (n = 33), fish 25.0% (n = 25) and meat/poultry 13.0% (n = 13). Good sports nutrition knowledge was associated with adequate dietary practices (p = 0.009). Sports nutrition knowledge differed significantly with age group (F = 4.566, p = 0.013), and between female and male (F = 21.884, p < 0.000) athletes. Age group was a significant predictor (β = 1.925, Ex(β) = 6.853, C. I = 0.882–36.096, p = 0.023) of sports nutrition knowledge. Conclusions In this study endurance athletes had good sports nutrition knowledge, and relied primarily on their coaches/trainers for sports nutrition information. It is recommended that athletic trainers be offered supplementary training in sports nutrition to ensure proper nutrition knowledge dissemination among athletes.

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Nutrition Capacity Building to Meet National Priorities: Lessons Learned in Developing and Implementing Malawi's First Dietetics Program

Abstract: We describe the lessons learned in building nutrition capacity through the development and implementation of the first dietetics training program in Malawi.

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Assessment of Capacity-Building Needs Challenges and Opportunities

Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Source of Nutrition Information and Dietary Consumption Pattern of Ugandan Endurance Athletes: A cross-sectional study of the Sebei Sub-Region

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