scholarly journals Childhood Malnutrition in India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Singh
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Malnutrition

scholarly journals Childhood Malnutrition and the Association with Diarrhea, Water supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Kersa and Omo Nada Districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 117863022199963
Author(s):  
Negasa Eshete Soboksa ◽  
Sirak Robele Gari ◽  
Abebe Beyene Hailu ◽  
Bezatu Mengistie Alemu
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Jimma Zone ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Critical Times

Background: Inadequate water supply, sanitation, hygiene practices, and diarrhea are related to malnutrition, but there is limited evidence in Ethiopia about their association. Thus, the objective of this study was to describe childhood malnutrition and the association with diarrhea, water supply, sanitation and hygiene practices. Methods: A case-control study design was performed from December 2018 to January 2019 in Kersa and Omo Nada districts of the Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Both children aged 6 to 59 months were chosen randomly from malnourished and well-nourished children in 128 cases and 256 controls, respectively. Bodyweight, length/height, mid-upper arm circumference, and presence of edema of the children were measured according to the WHO references. Then, the nutritional status of the children was identified as a case or control using the cutoff points recommended by the WHO. To see the association-dependent and independent variables, logistic regression analysis was used. Results: A total of 378 children were included in this study (98.44%). Malnutrition was significantly increased among children who delayed breastfeeding initiation(AOR = 3.12; 95% CI: 1.62-6.00), had diarrhea (AOR = 9.22; 95% CI: 5.25-16.20), were living in households indexed as the poorest (AOR = 2.50; 95% CI: 1.12-5.62), defecated in a pit latrine without slab/open pit (AOR = 2.49; 95% CI: 1.17-5.30), collecting drinking water from less than/equal to 1 km distance (AOR = 4.77; 95% CI: 1.01-22.71) and sometimes practiced hand washing at the critical times (AOR = 2.58; 95% CI: 1.16-5.74) compared with their counterparts. However, lactating during the survey (AOR = 0.35; 95% CI: 0.18-0.67), water collection from unprotected sources (AOR = 0.22; 95% CI: 0.05-0.95) and collection and disposal of under-5 children feces elsewhere (AOR = 0.06; 95% CI: 0.01-0.49) significantly reduced the likelihood of malnutrition. Conclusions: Early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding, diarrhea prevention, and the use of improved latrine and handwashing practices at critical times could be important variables to improve the nutritional status of children.

scholarly journals Childhood Malnutrition: Time for Action

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Tonia Vassilakou
Keyword(s):  
Burden Of Disease ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Major Impediment

Childhood malnutrition of every form, including undernutrition (wasting, stunting and underweight), micronutrient deficiencies, as well as overweight and obesity, consists a triple burden of disease, especially for low- and middle-income countries, and is one of the leading causes of poor health and a major impediment to personal development and achievement of full human potential worldwide [...]

Protein metabolism in severe childhood malnutrition

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farook Jahoor ◽  
Asha Badaloo ◽  
Marvin Reid ◽  
Terrence Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Protein Metabolism ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition

Glutamine for Childhood Malnutrition: Is It Needed?

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldo A. M Lima ◽  
Richard L Guerrant
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Malnutrition

Prediction intervals for penalized longitudinal models with multisource summary measures: An application to childhood malnutrition

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1002-1012
Author(s):  
Alexander C. McLain ◽  
Edward A. Frongillo ◽  
Juan Feng ◽  
Elaine Borghi
Keyword(s):  
Prediction Intervals ◽  
Longitudinal Models ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Summary Measures

scholarly journals Childhood Malnutrition: Toward an Understanding of Infections, Inflammation, and Antimicrobials

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2_suppl1) ◽  
pp. S64-S70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey D. Jones ◽  
Johnstone Thitiri ◽  
Moses Ngari ◽  
James A. Berkley
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Malnutrition

scholarly journals Childhood malnutrition is associated with maternal care during pregnancy and childbirth: a cross-sectional study in Bauchi and Cross River States, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Candyce Hamel ◽  
Joseph Enne ◽  
Khalid Omer ◽  
Ndem Ayara ◽  
Yahaya Yarima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Care ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Childhood Morbidity ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Potential Link

<em>Background</em>. Malnutrition remains an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality; the levels of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria are among the highest in the world. The literature supports many direct and indirect causes of malnutrition, but few studies have examined the link between maternal care during pregnancy and childbirth and childhood malnutrition. This study examines this potential link in Bauchi and Cross River states in Nigeria. <br /><em>Design and methods.</em> In 2011, a household survey collected information about children under four years old and their mothers’ last pregnancy. Trained fieldworkers measured mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of children aged 6-47 months. We examined associations with childhood malnutrition in bivariate and multivariate analysis. <br /><em>Results</em>. Some 4.4% of 3643 children in Cross River, and 14.7% of 2706 in Bauchi were malnourished (MUAC z-score). In both states, a child whose mother had fewer than four government antenatal care visits was more likely to be malnourished (Cross River: OR 1.85, 95%CIca 1.33-2.55; Bauchi: OR 1.29, 95%CIca 1.02-1.63). In Bauchi, a child whose mother who rarely or never discussed pregnancy and childbirth with her husband (OR 1.34, 95%CIca 1.07-1.68), and who did not have her last delivery attended by a skilled health worker was more likely to be malnourished (OR 1.50, 95%CIca 1.09-2.07). <br /><em>Conclusions</em>. These findings, if confirmed in other studies, suggest that poor care of women in pregnancy and childbirth could pose a longer term risk to the health of the child, as well as increasing immediate risks for both mother and child.

scholarly journals Thresholds of socio-economic and environmental conditions necessary to escape from childhood malnutrition: a natural experiment in rural Gambia

BMC Medicine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayya Husseini ◽  
Momodou K Darboe ◽  
Sophie E Moore ◽  
Helen M Nabwera ◽  
Andrew M Prentice
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition
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