Effect of Preventive Supplementation With Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food on the Nutritional Status, Mortality, and Morbidity of Children Aged 6 to 60 Months in Niger

This article reviews existing data concerning the causes and consequences of female malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. As in most parts of the world, the primary cause of female malnutrition is household food insecurity compounded by low household and individual incomes. Gender-specific factors that further undermine women's nutritional status are the severe physiological burden of frequent child-bearing and the continuous long hours of energy-intensive work. Negative consequences of malnutrition among females include high rates of mortality and morbidity, impaired learning, low birthweights, and reduced energy for discretionary activities. We question the conclusion of other studies that African women have developed special “adaptive mechanisms” to compensate for nutritional deprivation, and recommend that further research investigate the hidden individual and societal costs of malnutrition among women.

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Changing pattern of birth weight over a decade in rural India

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20174453 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 4625 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Vidyadhar B. Bangal ◽

Satyajit P. Gavhane ◽

Swati D. Gagare ◽

Kunal H. Aher ◽

Dhruval K. Bhavsar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Economic Status ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Childhood Mortality ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Maternal Weight ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

The Government

Background: Birth weight is one of the important determinants of neonatal wellbeing. Birth weight has many determinants that mainly include maternal nutritional status and the term of gestation. Low birth weight is associated with high neonatal and childhood mortality and morbidity. Over the years the birth weight is showing the increasing trend in developing countries like India. The study aimed at finding out the changing pattern of birth weight over a decade in rural India.Methods: A retrospective analysis of over 45,000 births that took place in Tertiary care hospital from year 2008-2017was undertaken. The socio economic determinants of birth weight were studied.Results: The incidence of low birth weight declined from 47 percent to 35 percent over ten years. The mean rise in birth weight in ten years was observed in both male (176 grams) and female (151grams).The incidence of very low birth and extremely low birth was found declined. There was positive co relationship between improved birth weight and improved socio economic status, delay in age at marriage, higher maternal weight gain during pregnancy, improved pre pregnancy nutritional status of women.Conclusions: There is steady decline in incidence of low birth weight over last ten years in study area. Improved maternal health, better nutrition, improved quality of antenatal care and various efforts and actions from the government side have contributed in improving the birth weight.

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Nutritional Status of Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Referral Hospital of Nepal

Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital ◽

10.3126/mjsbh.v15i2.15823 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

Abhishek Maskey ◽

Yukta Narayan Regmi ◽

Sushant Katuwal

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutritional Assessment ◽

Referral Hospital ◽

Maintenance Hemodialysis ◽

Tertiary Referral ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Tertiary Referral Hospital ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Skin Fold Thickness ◽

Moderate Malnutrition

Introduction: Malnutrition is a common problem in hemodialysis patient, which is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. There is paucity of data regarding the nutritional status of patient on maintenance hemodialysis in developing countries. This study attempts to access nutritional status of patients on hemodialysis in tertiary referral hospital on western region of Nepal and correlate it with biochemical and laboratory parameters.Methods: A total of fifty patients on hemodialysis were evaluated. Nutritional assessment was made by Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) score, anthropometrics [Body Mass Index (BMI), Triceps Skin Fold Thickness (TSF), Mid Arm Circumference (MAC), Mid Arm Muscle Circumference (MAMC) and biochemical tests.Results: The study assessed 50 patients (34 males and 16 females) with mean age of 54 ± 14 years. Seventy eight percent (39) patients had mild to moderate malnutrition. Anthropometric parameters like BMI, TSF, MAC with normal nutrition were significantly higher than in patients with mild to moderate malnutrition. Malnutrition score (MS) by SGA significantly correlated with duration of dialysis. However, serum albumin was not statistically significant.Conclusion: Malnutrition is very common in patients undergoing hemodialysis with SGA having significant correlation with duration of dialysis. Routine nutritional monitoring among such patients are extremely important for diagnosing malnutrition early on, thus preventing complications and reducing the morbidity and mortality rates in this population.

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Impact of Nutrition in the Management of Nutritional Status of Covid-19 Patients

Current Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.2174/1573401317666210906140254 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Shashi Soni ◽

Uroosa Noor ◽

Ena Gupta

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Metabolic Diseases ◽

Food Prices ◽

Morbidity Rate ◽

Food Crisis ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Susceptibility To Infection ◽

Co Morbidity ◽

Good Nutrition ◽

Coronavirus Infection

: The second outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is of great concern due to its awful mortality and morbidity rate with decreasing nutritional status and poor lifestyle as well as noteworthy food crisis and affected economy of the world. Increasing food prices, food crisis, global hunger and decreasing availability and feasibility of food are the foremost causes of decreasing nutritional status, which increases the risk of susceptibility to infection and, in turn, leads to unfavorable outcomes of the diseases. Although, in times of the Covid-19 pandemic, nutrition is of potential attention, and there is a requirement for more exploration in the field of nutrition for the prevention of diseases arising from coronavirus infection. Elderly and individuals with co-morbidity, such as respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and metabolic diseases, are more prone towards getting infected with the coronavirus. Good nutrition is mandatory for healthy immune responses, which can be improved by the inclusion of vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D, E, zinc, selenium, iron, copper and an antioxidant-rich diet.

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Obvious but Always Ignored: Nutritional Status Affects Cardiac Surgery Mortality

10.22541/au.161212748.80520847/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Arif Gucu ◽

Ozlem Arican Ozluk ◽

Sadik Ahmet Sunbul ◽

Nail Kahraman ◽

Deniz Demir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Cardiac Surgery ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Hospital Mortality ◽

Prognostic Nutritional Index ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Nutritional Index ◽

Group I ◽

Group Ii ◽

Index Value

Background: The nutritional status of the patient is an important parameter in patients undergoing surgery. This study aims to determine of prognostic nutritional index value that predicts hospital mortality and morbidity in on-pump cardiac surgery. Methods: In this study, we scanned the medical data of 1003 patients who underwent on-pump cardiac surgery. Patients’ divided into two groups according to in-hospital mortality. 934 patients without in-hospital mortality were defined as Group I, and 69 patients who died in the hospital were defined as Group II. Their preoperative nutritional status was determined using the prognostic nutritional index classification. Results: In our series, age is statistically higher in Group II rather than Group I (62.5 ± 0.3 vs. 67.4 ± 1.2; p=0.001). There was a significantly different a higher tendency of hospital-acquired infection in Group II (151; 16.2% vs. 44; 63.8%; p=0.001). Postoperative stroke significantly higher in Group II (35; 3.7% vs. 62; 89.9%; p=0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that cross clamp time, cardiopulmonary bypass time, intraaortic balloon pump usage and intensive care unit stay significantly higher in Group II (p<0.05, respectively). The prognostic nutritional index value was found statistically low in Group II (48.34 ± 6.71 vs. 44.76 ± 7.63; p=0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that male gender, age, and the prognostic nutritional index were independently associated with postoperative survival. Conclusion: In on-pump cardiac surgery, postoperative mortality and morbidity are significantly associated with preoperative low prognostic nutritional index, and the prognostic nutritional index can be a useful and suitable parameter for preoperative risk evaluation.

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A Review of Selected Studies on the Factors Associated with the Nutrition Status of Children Under the Age of Five Years in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17217973 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 7973

Author(s):

Mbalenhle Mkhize ◽

Melusi Sibanda

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Child Malnutrition ◽

Nutrition Status ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

And Gender ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Malnutrition is a considerable contributor to child mortality and morbidity. Child malnutrition further affects the country’s economic development. Child malnutrition in South Africa is persistent, continuing to be an alarming burden. The nutritional status of kids under the age of five years is a critical indicator of the country’s economic condition and health status. An understanding of the influencers of the nutritional status of children can act as a catalyst in combatting all forms of malnutrition. The purpose of this paper was to review selected studies concerning the factors that affect the nutritional status of children in South Africa. Studies were selected from electronic databases, which were PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Sabinet African Journals, and the University of Zululand library catalog. The keywords that were used to search studies and articles from the selected database were: risk factors, child nutritional status, children under the age of five years, South Africa, malnutrition, underweight, stunted, wasting, and over-nutrition. Studies and surveys published from 2010–2019 that reported on the factors influencing the nutritional status of children under the age of five years were included in this review. Twenty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria of the study. The 27 articles were made up of 21 cross-sectional articles and six longitudinal articles. The finding from this review highlights that there is a lack of studies conducted in urban areas. The results show that the nutritional status of children is affected by several factors. These include household food insecurity, low household income, illiterate caregivers, unemployment, inadequate dietary intake, low birth weight, consumption of monotonous diets, poor caregiver’s nutritional knowledge, poor access to water and sanitation, poor weaning practices, age of the caregiver, and demographic characteristics of a child (age and gender). It is critical to have an understanding of the factors that affect the nutritional status of children. Such knowledge can significantly contribute to formulating policies that can enhance nutrition security and the country’s economy. Moreover, insights into strategic interventions to eradicate all forms of malnutrition can be made.

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Managing fluid balance in patients with liver disease

Acute Medicine Journal ◽

10.52964/amja.0079 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 110-113

Author(s):

Indra Neil Guha ◽

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Nick Sheron ◽

Keyword(s):

Liver Disease ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Disease Progression ◽

Patient Group ◽

Fluid Balance ◽

Liver Dysfunction ◽

Fundamental Aspect ◽

Acute Setting ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Water Handling

A fundamental aspect of managing liver patients in the acute setting is assessing and correcting f luid and nutritional status. The intrinsic abnormalities of salt and water handling in patients with liver dysfunction worsen with disease progression. Additionally, they are further aggravated by the processes that cause decompensation and presentation to hospital e.g. sepsis or haemorrhage. Injudicious use or inadequate use of f luids may create further complications in a patient group with a high mortality and morbidity. We have used a case to help illustrate some of the practical points in managing this group of patients.

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Gambaran pengetahuan ibu tentang makanan pendamping ASI (MP-ASI) pada anak usia 6-24 bulan

HOLISTIK JURNAL KESEHATAN ◽

10.33024/hjk.v13i3.1663 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 201-206

Author(s):

Putri Eka Sudiarti ◽

Meri Neherta ◽

Deswita Deswita

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Complementary Feeding ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Complementary Foods ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Multi Stage ◽

Analysis Technique ◽

Quantitative Results ◽

Descriptive Method

Mother's knowledge about complementary foods on infant children aged 6-24 months in Kampar, Riau-IndonesiaBackground: Problems with children’s nutritional status can cause mortality and morbidity in children. The problem of nutritional status in children under five is caused by the lack of mother’s knowledge about complementary feeding. Purpose: This study aims to determine an overview of mother’s knowledge about complementary foods on infant children aged 6-24 months. Methods: The study method used descriptive method. The population of the study was mothers who had children aged 6-24 months in the Kampar District. Sampling technique used Random sampling technique with Multi Stage sampling obtained a sample of 75 people in the Tambang and Bangkinang Public health center. The study instrument used questioner. The analysis technique used descriptive quantitative. Results: The results of study showed that 64% of mothers had sufficient knowledge and 36% of mothers had moderate knowledge. Conclusion: The conclusion of the study was the majority of mothers' knowledge who had children aged 6-24 months about complementary foods on infant were in sufficient range. It is necessary to conduct nutritional education on complementary feeding to increase mothers’ knowledge about complementary feeding.Keywords: Mothers knowledge; Complementary foods; Infant children; Aged 6-24 monthsPendahuluan: Permasalahan status gizi anak dapat menyebabkan mortalitas dan morbiditas pada anak. Permasalahan status gizi pada anak usia balita salah satunya disebabkan oleh rendahnya pengetahuan ibu mengenai MP-ASI.Tujuan: Diketahui gambaran pengetahuan ibu mengenai MP-ASI anak usia 6-24 bulan.Metode: Metode penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif. Populasi penelitiana adalah ibu yang memiliki anak usia 6-24 bulan di wilayah Kabupaten Kampar. Teknik pengambilan Sampel menggunakan teknik randome sampling dengan Multi Stage Sampling dan didapatkan sampel berjumlah 75 orang pada wilayah Puskesmas Tambang dan Bangkinang. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuisioner. Teknik analisa menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebesar 64% ibu memiliki pengetahuan cukup dan 36% persen ibu memiliki pengetahuan sedang.Simpulan: Penelitian didapatkan bahwa mayoritas pengetahuan ibu anak usia 6-24 bulan mengenai MP-ASI berada pada rentang cukup. Perlu dilakukannya edukasi gizi mengenai MP-ASI untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan ibu mengenai MP-ASI.

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Comparative Analysis of Normal versus Fetal Growth Restriction in Pregnancy: The Significance of Maternal Body Mass Index, Nutritional Status, Anemia, and Ultrasonography Screening

International Journal of Reproductive Medicine ◽

10.1155/2013/671954 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laxmichaya D. Sawant ◽

Shirin Venkat

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Fetal Growth ◽

Fetal Growth Restriction ◽

Growth Restriction ◽

Maternal Body Mass Index ◽

Early Screening ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

In Pregnancy

Fetal growth restriction or intrauterine growth restriction is one of the leading causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity in newborns. Fetal growth restriction is a complex multifactorial condition resulting from several fetal and maternal disorders. The objective of this study was twofold: first to examine the correlation between maternal parameters such as body mass index (BMI), nutritional status, anemia, and placental weight and diameter, and their effects on fetal growth and then to evaluate the effect of early screening by ultrasonography (USG) on the outcome of growth restricted pregnancies. In this study, 53 cases of fetal growth restriction were compared to 53 normal fetuses delivered in consecutive sequence. Growth restricted fetuses were delivered earlier in gestation, when compared with normal growth fetuses. Maternal anemia and malnutrition have significant association with the fetal growth restriction. Maternal anthropometry, such as low BMI, had effects on placental diameter and weight, which, in turn, adversely affected fetal weight. Thus, early USG screening along with robust screening for maternal BMI, nutritional status, and anemia can assist the obstetric team in providing early diagnosis, prompt intervention, and better outcome in pregnancy with fetal growth restriction.

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Hungarian Diet and Nutritional Status Survey – The OTAP2009 study. II. Energy and macronutrient intake of the Hungarian population

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2012.29376 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 153 (27) ◽

pp. 1057-1067 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Eszter Sarkadi Nagy ◽

Márta Bakacs ◽

Éva Illés ◽

Andrea Zentai ◽

Andrea Lugasi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Adult Population ◽

Nutritional Risk ◽

Nutrient Intakes ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Dietary Records ◽

Hungarian Population ◽

And Gender ◽

Status Survey

The Hungarian Diet and Nutritional Status Survey is the fourth in the row of the Hungarian national dietary surveys conducted by the Institute for Food and Nutrition Science. Aims: The present study was performed to provide valid, up-to-date data on energy and nutrient intakes and dietary habits of the Hungarian adult population. Methods: The energy and nutrient intakes were calculated on validated three-day dietary records of a representative sample by age and gender of the Hungarian population aged ≥18 ys. Results: The energy percentage of fat was too high (39 E% for men and 36 E% for women), that of carbohydrate was too low (45 E% for men and 48 E% for women), whereas that of protein met the recommendation (15 E% for men and 15 E% for women). Conclusions: Reduction of the nutritional risk factors would greatly reduce the mortality and morbidity rates of nutrition-related diseases. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 1057–1067.

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