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dc.contributor.author | Kwena, Arthur M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Terlouw, Dianne J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | De Vlas, Sake J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Phillips-Howard, Penelope A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hawley, William A. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-19T07:26:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-19T07:26:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.94 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4455 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We determined the nutritional status of children less than five years of age in an area in rural western Kenya with intense malaria transmission, a high prevalence of severe anemia and human immunodeficiency virus, and high infant and under-five mortality (176/1,000 and 259/1,000). No information is available on the prevalence of mal- nutrition in this area. Three cross-sectional surveys were conducted between 1996 and 1998 to monitor the effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on child morbidity. Anthropometric indices are presented for 2,103 children collected prior to and during intervention (controls only). The prevalence of stunting (Z-scores for height-for-age [HAZ] <−2), wasting (Z-scores for weight-for-height [WHZ] <−2) and being underweight (Z-scores for weight-for-age [WAZ] <−2) was 30%, 4%, and 20%, respectively. This was severe (Z-score <−3) in 12% (stunting), 1% (wasting), and 5% (underweight) of the children. Few children less than three months of age were malnourished (<2%), but height-for-age and weight-for- age deficits increased rapidly in children 3−18 months of age, and were greatest in children 18−23 months old (44% stunted and 34% underweight). While the mean HAZ and WAZ stabilized from 24 months of age onwards, they still remained substantially below the reference median with no evidence of catch-up growth. Malnutrition is likely to interact with infectious diseases, placing children 3−24 months of age at high risk of premature death in this area. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The American society of tropical medicine and hygiene | en_US |
dc.subject | Pre-school children | en_US |
dc.subject | Child malnutrition | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence and severity of malnutrition in pre-school children in a rural area of western Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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