Objective:- SAM contributes to 1 million child
death every year so a study is planned to assess the epidemiological risk
factors and feeding practices in SAM children of Gorakhpur area. Methodology:-
A observational study was done on total 140 SAM patients on OPD and
hospitalised children in time duration of one year to assess risk factors and
feeding practices in form of breast feeding and complimentary feeding practices
and socioeconomic status and education status of mothers. Results:- Maximum
number of SAM children were from lower class (V) of society that is 59.1%. Out
of 137 patients 70% patients started breast feeding at the time of birth but
only 56.2% were on exclusive breast feeding up to 6 month, 79.5% continued
breast feeding up to 1 year and 52.5% continued breast feeding up to 2 years.
Introduction of semi solid food is maximum between age groups 10 to 12 months
that is 54% of total patients and only 14.3% children stared at the age of 6
month. Approximately half of SAM children (50.3%) presented with associated
acute diarrheal disease, 6.5% SAM children had respiratory tract infections,
5.1% had urinary tract infections and skin infections. Conclusion:- In our
study we found that most of SAM children were started breast feeding at birth
but only half of them continued exclusive breast feeding for 6 months. So lack
of exclusive breast feeding an delayed introduction of complimentary feeding
are measure risk factors in SAM children along with lower socioeconomic status,
lower educational status of mother and associated co-morbid conditions like
diarrhoea ,RTI, UTI and skin infections - See more at:
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