Study of Malnutirtion in Children below 5 years in SulaimanyaCity

A. Hadi Al-saady, Ali

	Study of Malnutirtion in Children below 5 years in SulaimanyaCity
Tikret Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-30
Author
Ali A. hadi Al-saady
Abstract
Study of malnutrition (underweight & overweight) in children under 5 years in that area& its relation to different variables (Age, Sex, Type of milk feeding, Time of introductionof complementary feeding, maternal education and previous hospital admission). Thesample was collected randomly from 4 primary health care centers in Sulaimany citybetween (July - 2005) to (January - 2006). The total no. of children suweyed were 456,256 (65.I o/o) were (male), 200 (43.9%) were (female). Stunting, wasting & underweightwere reported in 6.3Yo , 6.lyo ,lI.Iyo respectively ,while rate of obesity and overweightwerc 7.6Yo ,3.syo respectively. A statistically significant association was noted betweenvarious forms of malnutrition and age implying an increase prevalence of stunting afterthe 2nd year of life and increase in prevalence of underweight during the I't y.ut of lif",while obesity and overweight clustered in the age range (4-5 yrs). Malnutrition also havehigh association with level of maternal education , higher prevalence of malnutrition(stunting ,wasting ,underweight) in illiterate mothers & lowest in highly educated ,whileprevalence of over nutrition (obesity & overweight) were more in highly educatedmothers and least in illiterate ones. The nutritional status of children under 5 years inSulaimany city seems to be satisfactory except for moderately high prevalence of wastingwhich requires further support to the child health through continuing the nutritionalsupport offered to that area and promotion of maternal education regarding child healthand nutrition.

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