Anaemia and associated factors among under-fives and their mothers in Bushenyi district, Western Uganda.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors among under-fives and their mothers in a rural area of Western Uganda.

Design: A cross-sectional investigation using both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Stratified multistage sampling methods were used to select the study sample.

Nutritional status and functional ability of the elderly aged 60 to 90 years in the Mpigi district of central Uganda.

Objectives: This study assessed the nutritional status of the elderly and their functional ability because poor nutritional status in the elderly is associated with poor functional ability.

Methods: Anthropometric measurements, demographic and socioeconomic data, dietary assessment by a food frequency list, and activities of daily life data were collected cross sectionally in 2002. Participants (n = 100) were randomly selected and the response rate was 95.