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ArticleBMC nutrition2022

Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12-59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen.

Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi, Abdulla Salem Bin-Ghouth

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Article in BMC nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ali Ahmed Al-WaleediDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen.
Abdulla Salem Bin-GhouthDepartment of Community Medicine, Hadharamout University College of Medicine (HUCOM), Hadhramout University, 8892, Mukalla, Fwah, Yemen. abinghouth2007@yahoo.com.
Hadhramout University · YEUniversity of Aden · YE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe analysis of acute malnutrition in 2018 for the Integrated Phase Classification of Food Security in Yemen shows that high malnutrition rates are present in Abyan governorate (23%) and Lahj governorate (21%). This analysis was community based addressed all children and mostly due to problems related to food intake. The role of diseases was not yet addressed in Yemen. The aim of this study is to assess acute and chronic malnutrition among hospitalized children at 12-59 months of age in Lahj and Abyan governorates in Yemen. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, multi-center study is designed. The assessment of the nutritional status was measured by standardized anthropometry of 951 sick children at 12-59 months of age.

resultsThe prevalence of Global acute malnutrition (GAM) among the sick children seeking care in health facilities in Lahj and Abyan is 21%. More specifically; the prevalence of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is 15.1% while the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is 6.2%. The prevalence of acute malnutrition (wasting) among the studied sick children in lahj is 23.4% while in Abyan is 19.3%. The prevalence of MAM in Lahj is 17.7% and the prevalence of SAM is 5.7%. The prevalence of acute malnutrition (wasting) in Abyan is 12.6% while the prevalence of SAM in Abyan is 6.7%. The prevalence of acute malnutrition among male children (25.2%) is significantly higher than among female children (17.5%). The prevalence of the chronic malnutrition (Stunting) in the studied sick children is 41.3%; the prevalence of stunting in Lahj is 41% while in Abyan is 41.7%.

conclusionsHigh acute and chronic malnutrition rates were identified among sick children seeking care in health facilities in lahj and Abyan, and higher than the SPHERE indicators of malnutrition. Boys are more exposed than girls to acute and chronic malnutrition.

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