Nutritional status of children

A 14 year old girl diagnosed with primary biliary cirrhosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and esophageal varices underwent an assessment of her nutritional status using SGA, BAZ (Body Mass Index for age), and MUAC (Middle Upper Arm Circumference). Prior to transplantation, her SGA score was categorized as C, her BAZ was -1.63 standard deviations, and her MUAC measured 18.5cm.

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A controlled intervention study to evaluate the effect of formula supplementation on nutritional status and health of preschool children aged 36- 59 months was completed in Ninh Binh province in August 2023 with 110 subjects. The intervention group (55 subjects) used formula supplementation twice daily for 2 months and the control group (55 subjects) used a regular diet.

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To establish the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in healthy South Korean children aged between 1 month and 16 years and to identify factors affecting the serum vitamin D levels in South Korea. A total 969 healthy children were enrolled in this study.

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Orphan and vulnerable children are at high risk for malnutrition due to poor economic status, less medical and social care. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status and associated factors among Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Gondar City, Ethiopia.

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Nutritional status is the major factor that can affect academic performance of school children. The main aim of this study was to determine the association between iodine deficiency disorder and academic performance among school age children.

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Malnutrition is one of the major public health challenges in developing countries especially those experiencing security instability. Not much is known of the nutritional status of displaced children in Iraq. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of internally displaced children in Dream city-Salaheddin-Iraq to provide a validated baseline information for further humanitarian responses to help those children.

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Protein and energy malnutrition continues to be a global health problem particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is attributed to high levels of poverty where most households cannot afford animal source proteins. Cheaper and sustainable legumes can be used to address this.

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Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a form of malnutrition that is common in children under 5 years of age in the developing countries and even the developed countries. Young children are the most vulnerable to the vicious cycles of malnutrition, infection and disability, all of which influence the present condition of a child and the future human resource development of the nation as a whole.

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Early initiation of breastfeeding reduces neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality, enhances mother-infant dyad bonding and maternal optimal breastfeeding practices. Studies on socio-economic inequalities in early initiation of breastfeeding are sparse in Uganda.

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Achieving optimum Infant and young child feeding practices is the major challenge in developed and developing countries. Globally, about 40% of under two years age deaths are attributed to inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices. In Ethiopia, a wide range of inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices were documented.

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The issue of child malnutrition is decisive as its characteristics are not restricted to the boundary of childhood but rather persist into adulthood. To intervene in this problem, a community-based nutrition program should be established. Additionally, nutritional education should get a high emphasis to improve the nutritional status of children.

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Malnutrition, poor child feeding practices and low dietary diversity are common in low income households, where food insecurity is prevalent. Therefore, this study was designed to assess and compare nutritional status, feeding practices and dietary diversity scores of children (aged 2-5 years) in food secure and insecure households of Kuyu woreda.

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Malnutrition is a well-known public health problem in children under 5 in developing countries. It is in this sense that a study was carried out among children aged 0 to 24 months in households in the Ndjamena region. This study therefore sought to assess the relationships that could exist between the anthropometric status of children from 0 to 24 months and their feeding practices as well as the nutritional and health status of mothers.

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Eating practices represent a set of social modes relating to human nutrition, influenced by culture, religion and trends. Knowledge of good dietary practices is needed in order to understand the risk factors associated with poor nutrition, which have an impact on the physical and mental health of young children. Togo is undergoing a dietary transition that is affecting all social strata as a result of urbanisation and globalisation.

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Nutritional problems in children cause major morbidity and mortality in the world. This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of under six years old children in Kalar city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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The study was conducted to (i) determine the effectiveness of the local-based food security intervention in improving the knowledge and practice of mothers in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, and (ii) assess the effectiveness of the intervention in improving the nutritional status of children under five years in two communes in Lao Cai province.

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To determine the nutritional status and the dietary intake of inpatient children with lower respiratory infections. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 106 children aged under 5 years admitted to the Pediatric Department of the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, from August to December 2018.

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Human nutrition: A health perspective" provide readers with content about: the application of nutritional knowledge; pregnancy and lactation; infants, children and adolescents; adults and the elderly population; diet and coronary heart disease; diet and cancer; challenges to nutritional status; optimizing nutrition; public health nutrition and health promotion;... Please refer to the ebook for details!

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The study "Using the New World Health Organization Standards to assess the nutrition status of Thai preschoolers in Yen Bai province, Viet Nam" was conducted with 270 Thai preschoolers under five years of age in the Van Chan district, Yen Bai province, Viet Nam. An anthropometric approach was taken, using WHO Anthro version 2.04 software to calculate the children’s levels of malnutrition.

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School age period is a critical period of growth and development. In this period the activities, diet and nutrition of children influence their physical and cognitive development. The present study aimed to assess the nutritional status of school going children of 7-9 years old children on the basis of their food habits. The study was conducted among the government primary schools of rural areas of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The data was collected by the pre-design oral questionnaires.

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