Outcome of children with severe grades of protein energy malnutrition in an I.C.D.S. block
| Autor: | S.L. Mandowara, Bhandari B, R. Chhaparwal |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Protein–energy malnutrition business.industry Infant Newborn Child Welfare India Infant Nutritional status medicine.disease Protein-Energy Malnutrition Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Child business |
| Zdroj: | The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 48:289-292 |
| ISSN: | 0973-7693 0019-5456 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02824998 |
| Popis: | Out of 1040 children below 6 years of age in 12 anganwadi centres, 170 (16.34%) had severe grades (III&IV) of PEM at base line survey. Monitoring of these children was done with specially designed cards for one year. Improvement in nutritional status was observed in 62.35%, there was no change in 27.85%, while 1.78% deteriorated, 2.93% died and 5.89% left the area at the end of study year. It is concluded that effective monitoring of severe grades of PEM cases made significant impact as regards the improvement in nutritional status as well as reduction in morbidity and mortality. |
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