Background : Malnutrition is still a major health problem in the developing countries. It is recognized that 60% of deaths among children under five year in these countries are associated with malnutrition. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in children under 5 years old in Iranshahr in 2011.   Materials and Methods : This is a cross-sectional de...

Objective: To determine the frequency of malnutrition among T2DM patients in tertiary care. Place and Duration Study: Departments Medicine Hayatabad medical complex peshawar Pakistan from jan 2020 to July 2021. Methodology: this Multi-center study conducted department medicine hmc hospital Peshawar total 130 were assessed for nutritional evaluation with assistance a nurse supporting staff. With...

Background: In Burkina Faso, malnutrition is a public health problem. Despite the significant drop in the prevalence of malnutrition since 2009 according to the Directorate of Nutrition, malnutrition is still a major concern with regard to its consequences. The objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months in the Sabou He...

Infantile malnutrition is known to be associated with cognitive and behavioral impairment during childhood and adolescence. Data pertaining to longer-term effects on behavioral outcomes in adulthood are limited. In this study, we report associations between infantile malnutrition and attention problems in adults at midlife. Attention problems were assessed by the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale...

BACKGROUND Different physiological, social and psychological factors contribute to nutritional risk in elderly population. Elderly women residing at old age homes are particularly susceptible. OBJECTIVES To find out psychological and financial factors, if any, associated with malnutrition and risk of malnutrition. METHODS A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 200 residents be...

OBJECTIVE To describe the nutritional status of orphaned and separated children and adolescents (OSCA) living in households in the community (HH), on the street, and those in institutional environments in western Kenya. METHODS The study enrolled OSCA from 300 randomly selected households (HH), 19 Charitable Children's Institutions (CCIs), and 100 street-involved children. Measures of malnutr...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition among pulmonary TB patients prior to starting treatment and assess the impact of socio-economic characteristics on their nutritional status Design: Intervention study Setting: Communicable Diseases Unit, Effia-Nkwanta Regional hospital, Sekondi, Ghana Participants: A total of 570 newly diagnosed adults with pulmonary tuberculosis Interventi...

BACKGROUND Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) was recently endorsed and recommended for screening for acute malnutrition in the community. The objective of this study was to determine whether a colour-banded MUAC strap would allow minimally trained mothers to screen their own children for malnutrition, without locating the mid-point of the left upper arm by measurement, as currently recommended...

The paper begins by describing how the names 'protein malnutrition' and 'protein-energy malnutrition' (PEM) developed from the local name 'Kwashiorkor'. The central feature of severe PEM is oedema; the classical theory suggests that the cause is a deficiency of protein, but other factors are also involved. In the community mild-moderate PEM is defined by deficits in growth. A distinction has to...