Effect of soybean (glycine max) Supplementation on nutritional status of school children aged 6-9 years from HIV affected households in Suba District, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKamau, Joyce
dc.contributor.authorOhiokpehai, Omo
dc.contributor.authorMbithe, Dorcus
dc.contributor.authorKimiywe, Judith
dc.contributor.authorOteba, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorWere, Gertrude
dc.contributor.authorKing’olla, Brenda
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-02T08:54:02Z
dc.date.available2012-10-02T08:54:02Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionRockefeller Foundationen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study investigated the effect of soybean supplementation on the nutritional status of school children from HIV affected households in western Kenya. Methodology and Results: A research design was used with 54 and 56 randomly selected subjects in the experimental and control groups, respectively. The experimental group received corn-soy blend porridge for three months at school. A structured questionnaire and anthropometry were used to collect data. Malnutrition levels among the experimental group reduced from 10.2, 28.9 and 5.6% for underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively, to 6.2, 16.7 and 3.4%, respectively. The control group registered 11.4, 28.5 and 8.7% underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively at baseline. Underweight and wasting rose to 14.3 and 9.5%, respectively, while stunting dropped to 21.5%, which were insignificant changes. Conclusion and application of findings: The feeding trial using corn-soy blend improved the nutritional status of school children in Suba District. It is likely that significant improvement of the pupils’ nutritional status would be realized with extended feeding periods. Soybean has potential to curb protein energy malnutrition and its utilization should be promoted in HIV and AIDS affected areas to alleviate malnutrition.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Biosciences (2008), Vol. 4: 94 - 102.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5569
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiosciences Journalsen_US
dc.subjectsoybeanen_US
dc.subjectcorn-soy blenden_US
dc.subjectnutritional statusen_US
dc.subjectHIV and AIDSen_US
dc.subjectschool childrenen_US
dc.titleEffect of soybean (glycine max) Supplementation on nutritional status of school children aged 6-9 years from HIV affected households in Suba District, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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