Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste
<strong>Background</strong>: protein-energy malnutrition is a very common condition in third world countries. In children morbidity and mortality associated with it have increased. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: to characterize children with severe protein-energy mal...
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| author | Anagalys Ortega Alvelay Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola Denis Monzón Vega Mabel Vega Galindo |
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| description | <strong>Background</strong>: protein-energy malnutrition is a very common condition in third world countries. In children morbidity and mortality associated with it have increased. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: to characterize children with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated at a clinic in Timor Leste in the period from january to june 2009. <strong><br />Methods</strong>: an observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in all children under 5 years old who attended consultation during that period. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. To obtain the data an examination, a clinical and nutritional assessment and a review of the medical records was performed for each patient. <strong><br />Results</strong>: the most affected age group was from 0 to 2 years old (61, 3 %) with a predominance of females (57 %). The predominant type of malnutrition was marasmus (66,7 %), which predominated in children from 0 to 2 years old (68,6 %), whereas in children suffering from kwashiorkor the predominant age group was from 3 to 5 years old (53,4 %). The non-measurement at birth was more frequent (50, 6 %), as well as the improper weaning (in 91, 6 % of the cases) and the sustained breastfeeding beyond six months of age observed in 96, 4 % of children. <strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: the age group from 0 to 2 years old, female sex, improper weaning and breastfeeding maintained after six months of age were predominant. A relationship between age, weaning and breastfeeding for the type of malnutrition with a reliability of 99 % was found. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c76a6b03d20b49cd801ef9001cd5d7162025-01-30T21:28:43ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2010-11-0185358363666Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor LesteAnagalys Ortega Alvelay0Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola1Denis Monzón Vega2Mabel Vega Galindo3Area II Polyclinic. Cienfuegos.General University Hospital "Dr. Gustavo Lima Aldereguía". Cienfuegos.University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos.Provincial Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology.Cienfuegos.<strong>Background</strong>: protein-energy malnutrition is a very common condition in third world countries. In children morbidity and mortality associated with it have increased. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: to characterize children with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated at a clinic in Timor Leste in the period from january to june 2009. <strong><br />Methods</strong>: an observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in all children under 5 years old who attended consultation during that period. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. To obtain the data an examination, a clinical and nutritional assessment and a review of the medical records was performed for each patient. <strong><br />Results</strong>: the most affected age group was from 0 to 2 years old (61, 3 %) with a predominance of females (57 %). The predominant type of malnutrition was marasmus (66,7 %), which predominated in children from 0 to 2 years old (68,6 %), whereas in children suffering from kwashiorkor the predominant age group was from 3 to 5 years old (53,4 %). The non-measurement at birth was more frequent (50, 6 %), as well as the improper weaning (in 91, 6 % of the cases) and the sustained breastfeeding beyond six months of age observed in 96, 4 % of children. <strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: the age group from 0 to 2 years old, female sex, improper weaning and breastfeeding maintained after six months of age were predominant. A relationship between age, weaning and breastfeeding for the type of malnutrition with a reliability of 99 % was found.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/984desnutrición proteico-energéticapreescolarlactantetimor oriental |
| spellingShingle | Anagalys Ortega Alvelay Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola Denis Monzón Vega Mabel Vega Galindo Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste Medisur desnutrición proteico-energética preescolar lactante timor oriental |
| title | Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste |
| title_full | Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste |
| title_short | Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste |
| title_sort | characterization of children under five with severe protein energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in timor leste |
| topic | desnutrición proteico-energética preescolar lactante timor oriental |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/984 |
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