scholarly journals Community-based Management of Micronutrient deficiency in Malnourished Children in Ghana

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-387
Author(s):  
O Ayokunle ◽  
OA Odusoga
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Patient Management ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiency ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Malnourished Children ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between undernutrition and ill health is complex. It is complicated by growth retardation, impaired mental development, and significant morbidity from malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, pneumonia etc. and mortality. Several micronutrients are required for adequate growth and development especially in young children. They also account for three of the four most important forms of malnutrition worldwide. This review attempts to evaluate the community-based management of malnutrition in developing countries while comparing it to the in-patient management of malnourished children. Parameters evaluated include cost, coverage, choice, nosocomial infection acquisition and effect on productivity. The community-based management of severe malnutrition has many benefits that should be harnessed by healthcare givers so as to reduce the burden of malnutrition in low resource settings.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.20552Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(4) 2014 p.383-387

scholarly journals A comparison of the programme coverage of two therapeutic feeding interventions implemented in neighbouring districts of Malawi

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 907-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Sadler ◽  
Mark Myatt ◽  
Teshome Feleke ◽  
Steve Collins
Keyword(s):  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Recent Period ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Malnourished Children ◽  
Period Estimate ◽  
Sample Method ◽  
Feeding Interventions ◽  
Programme Coverage ◽  
Exact Point

AbstractObjectiveTo compare therapeutic feeding programme coverage for severely malnourished children achieved by a community-based therapeutic care (CTC) programme and a therapeutic feeding centre (TFC) programme operating in neighbouring districts in Malawi.DesignTwo surveys were implemented simultaneously one in each of the two programme areas. Each survey used a stratified design with strata defined using the centric systematic area sample method. Thirty 100 km2 quadrats were sampled. The community or communities located closest to the centre of each quadrat were sampled using a case-finding approach. Cases were defined as children aged under 5 years with ≤ 70% of the weight-for-height median or bilateral pitting oedema. Receipt of treatment was ascertained by the child's presence in a therapeutic feeding programme or by documentary evidence. Coverage in each quadrat was estimated in two ways, a period estimate that provides an estimation of coverage for the recent period preceding the survey and a point estimate that provides an estimation of coverage at the exact point in time of the survey.ResultsOverall the period coverage was 24.55% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 17.8–31.4%) in the TFC programme and 73.64% (95% CI = 66.0–81.3%) in the CTC programme. The point coverage was 20.04% (95% CI = 13.8–26.3%) in the TFC programme and 59.95% (95% CI = 51.4–68.5%) in the CTC programme.ConclusionsIn this context, CTC gave substantially higher programme coverage than a TFC programme. Given effective treatment, this enabled higher impact of CTC on severe malnutrition in this population.

Hubungan Pengetahuan Dengan Kinerja Kader Posyandu

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devi Endah Saraswati
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Service System ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health Service System

ABSTRAKPembangunan kualitas sumber daya manusia dengan mengoptimalkan potensi tumbuh kembang anak dapat dilaksanakan secara merata apabila sistem pelayanan kesehatan yang berbasis masyarakat seperti Posyandu dapat dilakukan secara efektif dan efisien dan dapat menjangkau semua sasaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dengan kinerja kader posyandu.Penelitian di lakukan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Bojonegoro pada bulan Desember 2018 – Februari 2019. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah Kader Posyandu sebanyak 24 responden. Pengolahan data dengan menggunakan SPSS for windows versi 15.0, dengan menggunakan uji Spearman Rho. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa pengetahuan kader tentang posyandu sebanyak 9 responden (37,5%), cukup sebanyak 11 responden (45,8%), dan kurang sebanyak 4 responden (16,7%), dan untuk kinerja kader baik sebanyak 7 responden (29,2%, cukup sebanyak 15 responden (62,5%) dan kurang sebanyak 2 responden (8,3%). Berdasarkan hasil uji Sprearman Rho didapatka nilai p value = 0,031 yang berarti terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan kinerja kader posyandu. Pengetahuan yang baik akan mendukung terwujudnya suatu kinerja yang baik bagi kader. Kata Kunci :  Pengetahuan, Kinerja, Kader, Posyandu ABSTRACTDevelopment of quality human resources by optimizing the potential for children's growth and development can be implemented evenly if a community-based health service system such as Posyandu can be carried out effectively and efficiently and can reach all targets. This study aims to determine the relationship of knowledge with the performance of posyandu cadres.The study was conducted in the working area of Bojonegoro Health Center in December 2018 - February 2019. Respondents in this study were Posyandu cadres with 24 respondents. Data processing using SPSS for windows version 15.0, using the Spearman Rho test.The results showed that cadre knowledge about posyandu was 9 respondents (37.5%), quite as many as 11 respondents (45.8%), and less as many as 4 respondents (16.7%), and for good cadre performance were 7 respondents ( 29.2%, enough as many as 15 respondents (62.5%) and less as many as 2 respondents (8.3%). Based on the Sprearman Rho test results obtained p value = 0.031 which means there is a relationship between knowledge and the performance of posyandu cadres. the good will support the realization of a good performance for cadres. Keywords : Knowledge, Performance, Cadres, Posyandu

scholarly journals Linear and knemometric growth in the early phase of rehabilitation from severe malnutrition

2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Doherty ◽  
M. A. K. Sarkar ◽  
M. S. Shakur ◽  
S. C. Ling ◽  
R. A. Elton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Growth ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Maternal Height ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Malnourished Children ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Length Gain ◽  
Height For Age

The relationship between ponderal, linear and lower leg growth in children recovering from severe malnutrition remains unclear. We report on the early growth of 141 severely malnourished Bangladeshi children aged 6 to 36 months of age who were followed for 90 d. Mean (SD) weight for height (WHZ) and height for age (HAZ) catch-up growth Z scores over the 90 d were 1.6 (0.85) and 0.47 (0.325) respectively. mean (SD) lower leg length growth was 10.35 (4.5) mm. Change in HAZ was significantly associated with initial WHZ, but linear growth occurred in the presence of severe wasting and no threshold WHZ score was identified. Lower leg length gain correlated throughout with ponderal indices but with change in HAZ score only after day 45. Only initial WHZ score and maternal height predicted for linear growth and only accounted for 20 % of total variance. We conclude that linear growth occurs early in severely malnourished children but that knemometry behaves as a ponderal index acutely.

scholarly journals Diabetes Mellitus and Its Implications in Aortic Stenosis Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 6212
Author(s):  
Laura Mourino-Alvarez ◽  
Nerea Corbacho-Alonso ◽  
Tamara Sastre-Oliva ◽  
Cecilia Corros-Vicente ◽  
Jorge Solis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Patient Management ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

Aortic stenosis (AS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are both progressive diseases that if left untreated, result in significant morbidity and mortality. Several studies revealed that the prevalence of DM is substantially higher in patients with AS and, thus, the progression from mild to severe AS is greater in those patients with DM. DM and common comorbidities associated with both diseases, DM and AS, increase patient management complexity and make aortic valve replacement the only effective treatment. For that reason, a better understanding of the pathogenesis underlying both these diseases and the relationships between them is necessary to design more appropriate preventive and therapeutic approaches. In this review, we provided an overview of the main aspects of the relationship between AS and DM, including common comorbidities and risk factors. We also discuss the established treatments/therapies in patients with AS and DM.

Thromboplastin Related Differences in the Determination of International Normalised Ratio: A Cause for Concern?

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (03) ◽  
pp. 426-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kitchen ◽  
I D Walker ◽  
T A L Woods ◽  
F E Preston
Keyword(s):  
Patient Management ◽  
External Quality Assessment ◽  
Oral Anticoagulant Therapy ◽  
Warfarin Dosage ◽  
External Quality ◽  
External Quality Assessment Scheme ◽  
International Normalised Ratio ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryWhen the International Normalised Ratio (INR) is used for control of oral anticoagulant therapy the same result should be obtained irrespective of the laboratory reagent used. However, in the UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS) for Blood Coagulation INRs determined using different reagents have been significantly different.For 18 NEQAS samples Manchester Reagent (MR) was associated with significantly lower INRs than those obtained using Diagen Activated (DA, p = 0.0004) or Instrumentation Laboratory PT-Fib HS (IL, p = 0.0001). Mean INRs for this group were 3.15, 3.61, and 3.65 for MR, DA, and IL respectively. For 61 fresh samples from warfarin-ised patients with INRs of greater than 3.0 the relationship between thromboplastins in respect of INR was similar to that observed for NEQAS data. Thus INRs obtained with MR were significantly lower than with DA or IL (p <0.0001). Mean INRs for this group were 4.01, 4.40, and 4.59 for MR, DA, and IL respectively.We conclude that the differences between INRs measured with the thromboplastins studied here are sufficiently great to influence patient management through warfarin dosage schedules, particularly in the upper therapeutic range of INR. There is clearly a need to address the issues responsible for the observed discrepancies.

The Nexus between Financial Development and Human Development: The Case of Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Bilgehan Tekin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Cointegration Analysis ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Causality Analysis ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study to examine the relationship between financial development and human development in the health and welfare dimensions of developing countries. This study aims to determine whether the financial developments of the countries have an effect on the basic human development of the individuals and whether human development indicators have an impact on financial development. In this study, the relationship between financial development and human development has been tried to be revealed by using data obtained from developing countries. Financial development levels of the countries were measured with the developed financial development index. The index is calculated by using M3 / GDP, private sector loans / GDP and loans to banks from private sector / GDP ratios. The human development index is calculated by considering various health indicators and GNP per capita. The data includes annual data for the period 1970-2016. Pedroni and Kao cointegration analysis and Dumitrescu & Hurlin panel causality analysis were performed in the study. According to the results of the study, the cointegration relationship was determined between the two variables. There is also a two-way causality between the variables.

Diversification propaganda work with foreign audiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4(13)) ◽  
pp. 31-50
Author(s):  
Shiyu Zhang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship

Over the past decade, bilateral relations between China and Russia have attracted the attention of the whole world. As neighbors and rapidly developing countries, China and Russia are becoming increasingly important in the international arena. The strategic partnership and interaction between China and Russia occupy a significant place in the politics of both countries. Cooperation is developing dynamically in various fields, primarily in politics. After 2012, a change of government took place in China and Russia, which brought new changes to international relations. Studying the involvement of the media in this process can clarify their impact on international relations, in particular, their role in the relationship between China and Russia.

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