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Clinico- epidemiological study of moderately and severlymalnourished children attended Tikrit Teaching Hospital | ||
| Diyala Journal For Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 162-168 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nadhim Gh. Noaman; Saad Shaaban | ||
| Abstract | ||
| AbstractMalnutrition in certain communities represents both medical as well as social problemthat may contribute in or aggravate other illness. To evaluate the clinical and epidemiologicalcriteria of Malnutrition among children and its relevance factors in Tikrit province.Patients and methods: This study was conducted in Tikrit Teaching Hospital for theperiod from April/ 2005 to June/ 2005. One hundred fifty children with moderate to severemalnutrition were included. The age range was 6 months to 60 months (mean 18, SD 11).Children were clinically examined for signs of malnutrition. Assessment of malnutrition wasbased on anthropometric measures weight and height depending on percentage of median andstandard deviation charts (Z score). A pre- constructed questionnaire was prepared for thispurpose which includes; age, sex, residence, type of feeding, educational level and occupationof parents, and water supply.The results revealed that the highest percentage of malnutritionwas found among those with 6- 11 months (46%). Female were more affected than male (54%vs. 46%). The majority of children suffering from malnutrition were belong to families residein rural areas 114 (76%). The educational levels of mother, type of feeding are also arise ascontributing factors of malnutrition. Socio-epidemiological factors and contributing in themarkedly prevalent malnutrition among children of 6 months to 5 years old in Tikrit provinceIncrease the health education of mothers about the importance of breast feeding and avoidearly feeding of liquid or solid diet and good sanitation.Keywords: malnutrition, breast- feeding, Tikrit province. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Clinico; epidemiological; moderately; severlymalnourished children attended | ||
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