A Cohort Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nutritional Intervention on Severe Acute Malnutrition Children Admitted to A Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Gujarat, India
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| Title: | A Cohort Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nutritional Intervention on Severe Acute Malnutrition Children Admitted to A Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Gujarat, India |
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| Authors: | Foram Panchal, Rahul Parmar, Kalpita Shringarpure, Jivraj Damor |
| Source: | National Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 07 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Medsci Publications, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Subject Terms: | 2. Zero hunger, Severe acute malnutrition, Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre, Under five children, Anthropometric Indicators, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, 3. Good health |
| Description: | Background: Undernutrition is one of the most concerning health and development issues in India as well as in the world. Nutritional rehabilitation centres (NRC) were started by Government of India to control severe acute malnutrition. The aim is to assess the effect of nutrition interventional measures for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) children admitted at NRC through selected anthropometric indicators. Methodology: A hospital-based prospective cohort study was conducted at NRC of SSG Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat from April to September 2022, all children of 6-60 months of age admitted during this period were observed during their stay with three follow-ups after discharge at 15 days interval. The data was entered in Microsoft Excel and was analysed using Medcalc Software. Results: A total of 76 children were analysed for anthropometric indicators. A statistically significant difference was obtained between the weight of children at admission, discharge and 3 follow-ups (ANOVA=141, p |
| Document Type: | Article |
| ISSN: | 2229-6816 0976-3325 |
| DOI: | 10.55489/njcm.150720243583 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/160d632e7cf24ee5a1ddca86010806d2 |
| Rights: | CC BY SA |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....700670521fc96c9a97f8de838ae7e2c0 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Background: Undernutrition is one of the most concerning health and development issues in India as well as in the world. Nutritional rehabilitation centres (NRC) were started by Government of India to control severe acute malnutrition. The aim is to assess the effect of nutrition interventional measures for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) children admitted at NRC through selected anthropometric indicators. Methodology: A hospital-based prospective cohort study was conducted at NRC of SSG Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat from April to September 2022, all children of 6-60 months of age admitted during this period were observed during their stay with three follow-ups after discharge at 15 days interval. The data was entered in Microsoft Excel and was analysed using Medcalc Software. Results: A total of 76 children were analysed for anthropometric indicators. A statistically significant difference was obtained between the weight of children at admission, discharge and 3 follow-ups (ANOVA=141, p |
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| ISSN: | 22296816 09763325 |
| DOI: | 10.55489/njcm.150720243583 |