Impact of Facility Based Dietary Management on Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6 to 60 Months Admitted in Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of KLES's Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital of Belagavi City ? A Longitudinal Study
Abstract: Background India is home to more than one-third of the world-s under-nourished children, according to WHO Health statistics 2012 and 54 % of deaths among under five children are due to malnutrition in developing countries. Objective To assess the impact of facility based dietary management on severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 60 months. Materials and Methods The present longitudinal study was carried out among the children aged between 6 to 60 months admitted in Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital. Pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the required information. Paired t test was calculated to see the association. Results Majority (80 %) children were severe acute malnourished and (20 %) were moderate acute malnourished. The mean weight, height, MUAC and Hb % of children increased at the time of discharge and during follow up visits. A statistically significant relationship was found between weight, height, MUAC and Hb % at different intervals (p
Keywords: Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre NRC, Severe Acute Malnutrition SAM, Moderate Acute Malnutrition MAM, Impact, Children
How to Cite?: Siddharam G. Ningadalli, Mubashir Angolkar, Veena R. Herekar, Agre Deepchand Hirachand, Jitendra Kumar Sah, Santosh Madikar, "Impact of Facility Based Dietary Management on Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6 to 60 Months Admitted in Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of KLES's Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital of Belagavi City ? A Longitudinal Study", Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2133-2137, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB154532, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB154532