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M.Tech M.E PhD Thesis | Nursing | Volume 6 Issue 9, September 2017 | Pages: 761 - 763 | Iraq
Body Mass Index of Children with Chronic Kidneys Diseases at Hemodialysis Centers in Baghdad Teaching Pediatric Hospitals
Abstract: Body Mass Index of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease at Hemodialysis Centers in Baghdad Pediatric Teaching Hospital. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 71 of children (41 boys and 18 girls) aged between (6-16) years selected by non-probability sampling purposive sample. According to study findings 61.97 % of the children with renal failure had normal weight their BMI for age (Z score) between (-1.9 to 1.9).8.45 % of children had sever thinness (Z score) below -3 and 8.45 % had Thinness below (-2 to -3) at Z score. The minimum BMI of children was -6.61, maximum BMI was 6.97 and the mean of their BMI was -0.4. Health education lectures to nurses and childrens families about nutrition, medication and complications and their effects on children growth and development, anthropometric measurement and thrive indicator.
Keywords: Mass Index, Children, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis
How to Cite?: Haidar Fadhil Abbas, Eqbal Ghanim Ma'ala, "Body Mass Index of Children with Chronic Kidneys Diseases at Hemodialysis Centers in Baghdad Teaching Pediatric Hospitals", Volume 6 Issue 9, September 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 761-763, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=1091708, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/1091708