30 research outputs found
Determinants of vitamin a deficiency in children between 6 months and 2 years of age in Guinea-Bissau
BCG scar, socioeconomic and nutritional status: a study of newborns in urban area of Makassar, Indonesia
Perioperative Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Correlate With Outcomes in Children and Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Corrective Surgery
Birth Weight, Postnatal Weight Gain, and Childhood Adiposity in Relation to Lipid Profile and Blood Pressure During Early Adolescence
Safety of levetiracetam among infants younger than 12 months – Results from a European multicenter observational study
Gestational weight gain and childhood body mass index across three generations: Results from the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort
Malnutrition in young children of rural Burkina Faso: comparison of survey data from 1999 with 2009.
OBJECTIVE: For measurement of progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1, reliable data on nutrition indicators of specific countries are essential. Malnutrition is also the main determinant for childhood mortality, which is addressed in MDG 4. METHODS: In the health and demographic surveillance area of Kossi Province in north-western Burkina Faso, nutritional parameters were compared in two cohorts of young children of the same age range from eight villages. Surveys took place in June and December of the year 1999 and 2009. A multivariate model was used to control for confounding variables. RESULTS: For the 1999 study, data were analysed for 179 and 197 children who took part in the June and December survey respectively. In 2009, corresponding data were analysed for 460 and 409 children. Prevalence of underweight was highest in December 1999 (42.6%) and lowest in December 2009 (34.1%). After adjustment for age, sex and village, there was a slight but not always significant improvement in the z-scores of weight-for-age, weight-for-length, length-for-age, and mid-arm circumference over time. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study confirm the still unacceptable high prevalence of malnutrition in young children of rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Progress in the reduction of malnutrition remains slow on this continent making it rather unlikely that the corresponding MDGs will be achieved. Large-scale multi-sectoral community-based interventions are urgently needed for a sustainable improvement of child health in SSA