Professeur.Jonathan NIYUKURI

Nom et prénom         :Jonathan NIYUKURI

Faculté/Institut         : Faculté d'Agronomie et de Bio-Ingeniérie(FABI)

Centre de recherche    : Centre de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies des Aliments

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• A study on the assessment of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old was carried out in the Kabezi Health District. Data recorded at the Therapeutic Stabilization Service (SST) on cases of malnutrition, in the period from 2015 to 2021, were analyzed. It was revealed that 9 health centers out of 23 in the Kabezi Health District (HD) had cases of malnutrition. The most affected was the Kabezi health center, which alone accounted for 19% of the cases identified. The entropometric parameters made it possible to know the extent and severity of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old. The Body Mass Index highlighted the minimum weigh registered was 5 kg/m2 while the general average was 10 kg/m2. The analysis of the presence of edema showed that 51% suffered from kwashiorkor while 49% suffered from marasmus. The study of the evolution over time revealed that the trend of the decrease in cases and severity is positive but with a low rhythm. The estimated projections indicate that 0 cases of marasmus and kwashiokor will be reached in 2046. Thus, this study shows how much decision-makers can make efforts to completely eradicate these sufferings in children under 5 years old and which have consequences on the overall development of the country.
  publier le 2025-09-17 10:30:53

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• A study on the assessment of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old was carried out in the Kabezi Health District. Data recorded at the Therapeutic Stabilization Service (SST) on cases of malnutrition, in the period from 2015 to 2021, were analyzed. It was revealed that 9 health centers out of 23 in the Kabezi Health District (HD) had cases of malnutrition. The most affected was the Kabezi health center, which alone accounted for 19% of the cases identified. The entropometric parameters made it possible to know the extent and severity of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old. The Body Mass Index highlighted the minimum weigh registered was 5 kg/m2 while the general average was 10 kg/m2. The analysis of the presence of edema showed that 51% suffered from kwashiorkor while 49% suffered from marasmus. The study of the evolution over time revealed that the trend of the decrease in cases and severity is positive but with a low rhythm. The estimated projections indicate that 0 cases of marasmus and kwashiokor will be reached in 2046. Thus, this study shows how much decision-makers can make efforts to completely eradicate these sufferings in children under 5 years old and which have consequences on the overall development of the country.
  publier le 2025-09-17 10:30:56

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• A study on the assessment of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old was carried out in the Kabezi Health District. Data recorded at the Therapeutic Stabilization Service (SST) on cases of malnutrition, in the period from 2015 to 2021, were analyzed. It was revealed that 9 health centers out of 23 in the Kabezi Health District (HD) had cases of malnutrition. The most affected was the Kabezi health center, which alone accounted for 19% of the cases identified. The entropometric parameters made it possible to know the extent and severity of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old. The Body Mass Index highlighted the minimum weigh registered was 5 kg/m2 while the general average was 10 kg/m2. The analysis of the presence of edema showed that 51% suffered from kwashiorkor while 49% suffered from marasmus. The study of the evolution over time revealed that the trend of the decrease in cases and severity is positive but with a low rhythm. The estimated projections indicate that 0 cases of marasmus and kwashiokor will be reached in 2046. Thus, this study shows how much decision-makers can make efforts to completely eradicate these sufferings in children under 5 years old and which have consequences on the overall development of the country.
  publier le 2025-09-17 10:33:11

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• Fatty acids, phytosterols, total phenolic content, and radical-scavenging activity were determined in seed oils of 12 wild plants from natural ecosystems in Burundi. Among the 13 fatty acids identified, palmitic, oleic, linoleic, and stearic acids were found predominant throughout all oils, except Parinari curatellifolia oil which showed a high amount of erucic acid (58.41% ± 0.77). The most dominant sterol was found to be ?-sitosterol in all oils and was followed by stigmasterol in 8 kinds of oils and campesterol in 3 kinds of oils. The highest total phenolic contents were observed in P. curatellifolia, Tephrosia vogelii, and Uvaria angolensis oils, with, respectively, 2.16 ± 0.26, 1.43 ± 0.33, and 1.27 ± 0.39 mg gallic acid equivalent/g oil. Some of these oils exhibited a higher ability to scavenge DPPH radicals. The antioxidant capacity of 8 species ranged from 1.18 to 18.08 mmol acid ascorbic equivalent/g oil. Based on these findings, such oils could be used in different domains such as food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and lipochemistry. K E Y W O R D S antioxidant activity, fatty acids, phenolic content, phytosterols, wild species
  publier le 2025-09-17 10:58:28

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