Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status

Malnutrition tends to be one of the most important reasons for child mortality in Tanzania and other developing countries, in most cases during the first five years of life. This research was conducted todevelop machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status. Several machine learning...

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Main Authors: B. Selemani, D. Machuve, N. Mduma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2024-03-01
Series:Computational Ecology and Software
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Online Access:http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/articles/2024-14(1)/machine-learning-predicting-fetal-nutritional-status.pdf
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description Malnutrition tends to be one of the most important reasons for child mortality in Tanzania and other developing countries, in most cases during the first five years of life. This research was conducted todevelop machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status. Several machine learning techniques such as AdaBoost, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, K-nearest neighbor and Stochastic Gradient Descent, were used to categorize the children in the test dataset as "malnourished" or "nourished". The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of these algorithms' prediction abilities were comparedusing performance measures such as accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Results show that malnutrition status can be predicted using Random Forest machine learning technique which was about 98% and brings positive impact to the society. The study findings indicated a need for more attention on nutrition to expected mothers and children under five to be well administered with the government and the society at large by putting relevance to the suggestion that cooperation between government organizations, academia, and industry is necessary to provide sufficient infrastructure support for the future society.
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spelling doaj.art-2fa6db80821c49b0a0fd8ef2dd4bb4b22024-02-18T01:39:30ZengInternational Academy of Ecology and Environmental SciencesComputational Ecology and Software2220-721X2024-03-011416876Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional statusB. Selemani0D. Machuve1N. Mduma2Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha TanzaniaNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha TanzaniaNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha TanzaniaMalnutrition tends to be one of the most important reasons for child mortality in Tanzania and other developing countries, in most cases during the first five years of life. This research was conducted todevelop machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status. Several machine learning techniques such as AdaBoost, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, K-nearest neighbor and Stochastic Gradient Descent, were used to categorize the children in the test dataset as "malnourished" or "nourished". The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of these algorithms' prediction abilities were comparedusing performance measures such as accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Results show that malnutrition status can be predicted using Random Forest machine learning technique which was about 98% and brings positive impact to the society. The study findings indicated a need for more attention on nutrition to expected mothers and children under five to be well administered with the government and the society at large by putting relevance to the suggestion that cooperation between government organizations, academia, and industry is necessary to provide sufficient infrastructure support for the future society.http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/articles/2024-14(1)/machine-learning-predicting-fetal-nutritional-status.pdfmalnutritionmobile applicationmachine learningtanzania
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mobile application
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title Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status
title_full Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status
title_fullStr Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status
title_full_unstemmed Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status
title_short Machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status
title_sort machine learning model for predicting fetal nutritional status
topic malnutrition
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machine learning
tanzania
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