The Impact of Urbanization and Socioeconomic Status on Infant Feeding Practices in Lagos, Nigeria

Anyanwu, Rosemary C.; Enwonwu, Cyril O.

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“…Infant feeding practices differ between the urban and rural areas, with infant feeding practices better in the rural area [ 49 ]. Urbanization may negatively affect breast feeding practices [ 50 ]. These suggest there may be a complex interplay of factors that influence the risk of ECC that housing and urbanization may either moderate or mediate.…”

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A scoping review on the associations between early childhood caries and sustainable cities and communities using the sustainable development goal 11 framework

Foláyan,

de Barros Coelho,

Feldens

et al. 2024

BMC Oral Health

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Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is a multifactorial disease in which environmental factors could play a role. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the published literature that assessed the association between the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, which tried to make cities and human settlements safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, and ECC. Methods This scoping review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. In July 2023, a search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus using tailored search terms related to housing, urbanization, waste management practices, and ECC. Studies that solely examined ECC prevalence without reference to SDG11 goals were excluded. Of those that met the inclusion criteria, a summary highlighting the countries and regions where the studies were conducted, the study designs employed, and the findings were done. In addition, the studies were also linked to relevant SDG11 targets. Results Ten studies met the inclusion criteria with none from the African Region. Six studies assessed the association between housing and ECC, with findings suggesting that children whose parents owned a house had lower ECC prevalence and severity. Other house related parameters explored were size, number of rooms, cost and building materials used. The only study on the relationship between the prevalence of ECC and waste management modalities at the household showed no statistically significant association. Five studies identified a relationship between urbanization and ECC (urbanization, size, and remoteness of the residential) with results suggesting that there was no significant link between ECC and urbanization in high-income countries contrary to observations in low and middle-income countries. No study assessed the relationship between living in slums, natural disasters and ECC. We identified links between ECC and SDG11.1 and SDG 11.3. The analysis of the findings suggests a plausible link between ECC and SDG11C (Supporting least developed countries to build resilient buildings). Conclusion There are few studies identifying links between ECC and SDG11, with the findings suggesting the possible differences in the impact of urbanization on ECC by country income-level and home ownership as a protective factor from ECC. Further research is needed to explore measures of sustainable cities and their links with ECC within the context of the SDG11.

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A scoping review on the associations between early childhood caries and sustainable cities and communities using the sustainable development goal 11 framework

Foláyan,

de Barros Coelho,

Feldens

et al. 2024

BMC Oral Health

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“…Passages 3-6 are all about infants feeding practices selected from academic papers which can be retrieved in Science Citation Index (SCI): Passage 3 (8.92%) is selected from Food and Nutrition Bulletin (Anyanwu and Enwonwu, 1985), omitting the parts of Discussion and Recommendation in the original text; the other three passages are all taken from the abstract section of academic papers. Specifically, Passage 4 (11.04%) is from the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Passage 5 (6.03%) is from Nutrition, and Passage 6 (10.58%) is from Social Science & Medicine.…”

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Academic word coverage and language difficulty of reading passages in College English Test and Test of English for Academic Purposes in China

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The field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has gained considerable attention, mainly due to the growing importance of English teaching and the need for preparing international professionals. The primary academic emphasis of this field is largely centered on the study of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). It has become increasingly important for China to provide EAP education to its vast population of college students, who represent a significant proportion of global tertiary-level English learners. By doing so, they can improve their academic literacy and participate more effectively in international academic communication. In 2016, China’s College English Test Examination Board issued the National College English Test Syllabus which emphasized the importance of academic English literacy in the test design. This syllabus was released during a contentious debate among Chinese academics about the role of EAP in college English teaching and testing. Despite this heated discussion, there are currently few studies that have analyzed the linguistic nature of academic English tests in a quantitative manner. This paper calculates the academic word coverage of the reading passages in two crucial English proficiency tests designed for college students in China, the College English Test (CET) and the Test of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP). It is found that the academic word coverage of CET is increasing from the year 2013 to 2021 and that the academic word coverage of TEAP is slightly higher than that of CET. In this sense, these English tests can meet the requirements for measuring Chinese college students’ academic literacy. It is also found that there is a positive correlation between academic word coverage and language difficulty as is indicated by Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level. These findings provide an empirical reference for the study of academic English tests in China, and other parts of the world, and contribute to EAP teaching and testing reform for the development of students’ academic literacy.

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Approaches and actors in urban food security in developing countries

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1995

Habitat International

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The Impact of Urbanization and Socioeconomic Status on Infant Feeding Practices in Lagos, Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

References 6 publications

A scoping review on the associations between early childhood caries and sustainable cities and communities using the sustainable development goal 11 framework

A scoping review on the associations between early childhood caries and sustainable cities and communities using the sustainable development goal 11 framework

Academic word coverage and language difficulty of reading passages in College English Test and Test of English for Academic Purposes in China

Approaches and actors in urban food security in developing countries

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