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ArticlePediatric research2018

Effectiveness of a stunting recovery program for children treated in a specialized center.

Nassib B Bueno, Catia B Lisboa, Ana G Clemente, Renata T Antunes, Ana L Sawaya, Telma T Florêncio

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Article in Pediatric research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nassib B BuenoCentro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Cidade Universitária, Maceió, Brazil.
Catia B LisboaCentro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Cidade Universitária, Maceió, Brazil.
Ana G ClementeCentro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Cidade Universitária, Maceió, Brazil.
Renata T AntunesCentro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Cidade Universitária, Maceió, Brazil.
Ana L SawayaDepartamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Telma T FlorêncioCentro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Cidade Universitária, Maceió, Brazil.

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BackgroundStunting is still very prevalent in many poor and developing regions in the world. This study assessed the effectiveness of a stunting recovery program in children and its associated factors.MethodsThe retrospective study was conducted in a center of stunting recovery. There, children stayed in a day-hospital system (9 h per day; 5 days per week), and received five meals per day, providing 80% of their energetic daily needs. The main outcome was the stunting recovery rate (i.e., the child present a height-for-age index (HAZ) >-1.0 at the time of data collection). A total of 75 children treated for at least 24 months, aged between 6 and 48 months and with an HAZ <-2.0 at the time of admission were included.ResultsThe average treatment time was 41 months. About 18 children (24.0%) recovered from stunting. The variable "age at admission >24 months" (prevalence rate (PR)=0.39, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.15-0.99; P=0.04) and the variable "Household crowding index" (PR=0.65, 95% CI: 0.44-0.95; P=0.03) were associated with the success of the treatment.ConclusionThe environmental conditions in which the children live in their households and late admission to the center negatively influenced the success of stunting recovery, even with an intensive treatment.

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