Observational studyBMC pediatrics2023
Nutritional status of young children born with low birthweight in a low resource setting: an observational study.
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- Feeding patterns and nutrition status of children aged 0-24 months in Rwanda: a secondary data analysis of Rwanda DHS 2019-2020.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- District-level ecological analysis of the association between stunting and infectious diseases among children under 2 years in Rwanda, 2020-2024.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal Trends in Stunting Prevalence Among Children Aged Two Years Old in Rwanda (2020-2024): A Retrospective Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months: prevalence and anthropometric assessment - analysis of 56 low- and middle-income country DHS datasets.BMJ global health · 2025Article
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- Comparative assessment of nutritional status in unoperated children with Congenital Heart Defects: Insights from a tertiary pediatric cardiac center in India.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Underweight and associated factors among children under age of five in low and lower-middle income African countries: hierarchical analysis of demographic and health survey data.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveEvery year, an estimated 20 million babies are born with low birthweight and this number is increasing globally. Survivors are at risk of lifelong morbidities like undernutrition. We assessed the growth and nutritional status for children born with low birthweight at Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
methodsWe conducted a cross sectional study to describe the nutritional status of children aged between 22 and 38 months and born weighing ≤ 2000 g. Anthropometric measurements; weight for height, height for age and weight for age z-scores were generated based on the World Health Organization standards to define wasting, stunting and underweight respectively. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysis was done using STATA version 14.
resultsOf the 251 children, 129 (51.4%) were male, mean age was 29.7 months SD 4.5) and maternal mean age was 29.9 (SD 5.3). A total of 101(40.2%) had normal nutritional status. The prevalence of wasting, underweight and stunting were: 8 (3.2%), 36 (14.4%) and 106 (42.2%) respectively.
conclusionSix of ten children born with low birthweight were at risk of undernutrition in early childhood: underweight and stunting were higher than the national prevalence. Targeted interventions are needed for children with very low birth weight.
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