Severe Acute Malnutrition among Hospitalized Children, Aden, Yemen

Badi, Mohammed Ali Hussein; Ba-Saddik, Iman Ali

doi:10.4236/ojepi.2016.62012

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“…Badi et al has documented the prevalence of malnutrition in Aden as 5.2% among hospitalized children [ 12 ]. The sample size (n) was calculated using open OpenEpi, Version 3, open-source calculator—SSPropor where the hospitalized population was approximately 12,000 children within a confidence interval of 97% and a design effect of 1 and yielded a sample of 97.…”

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Supplementary suckling technique in infants less than 6 months of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a prospective hospital-based study in armed conflict Yemen

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Background Globally 3.8 million of children under 6 month of age are severely wasted. In Yemen, around 20% of children under 6 months were affected by malnutrition during the armed conflict in the last 7 years. Supplementary suckling may reestablish exclusive breastfeeding in infant less than 6 months of age with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This study aimed to determine the outcomes of employing supplementary suckling technique in treatment of uncomplicated SAM infants in a conflict-affected community. Methods A prospective hospital-based study was carried out between January to April 19th, 2020 among randomly selected infants less than 6 months of age with SAM following breastfeeding failure. Infants’ anthropometric indices were daily measured and recorded. Supplementary sulking technique was used in management with high or low protein milk-based formula supplement. Outcome was recorded as cured, died, defaulter or in nonrecovery state. Results In this study 108 infants were enrolled with a median (IQR) age of 4 (2.5-5) years and a male: female ratio of 1.4:1. After treatment, 80.6% recovered to cure, 12% defaulters, 6% died, and 2% did not respond to treatment Thirty-four infants (38.8%) gained weight with significantly increased median weight and median weight-for-age z score. The median (IQR) duration of treatment was 9 (7.5-14) days. The means of age and weight-for-length z score were correlated (r = − 0.22, p = 0.025). Duration of treatment was a predictor of outcome (OR = 1.71, 95% CI = 0.05-0.62, p < 0.001). Conclusion Supplementary suckling technique for feeding infant with SAM aged less than 6 months had a positive impact on anthropometric indices with high cure rate. The younger the infant and the longer the duration of treatment, the better the outcome.

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Supplementary suckling technique in infants less than 6 months of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a prospective hospital-based study in armed conflict Yemen

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“…Badi et al has documented the prevalence of malnutrition in Aden as 5.2% among hospitalized children (12). The sample size (n) was calculated using open OpenEpi, Version 3, open-source calculator-SSPropor where the hospitalized population was approximately 12000 children within a con dence interval of 97% and a design effect of 1 and yielded a sample of 97.…”

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The Treatment Outcome of Infants Less Than 6 Months of Age with Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition Fed with Supplementary Suckling Technique in Armed Conflict Yemen

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Ba-Saddik

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Background Globally 3.8 million of children < 6 month of age are severely wasted. In Yemen, 2.3 million children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021 and 20% of Children under six months were affected by malnutrition during the armed conflict. Supplementary suckling reestablishes exclusive breastfeeding in infant less than 6 months of age with SAM. This study aimed to determine the outcome of employing supplementary suckling technique in treatment of uncomplicated SAM infants in a conflict-affected community. Methods A prospective hospital-based study was done between January to April 19th, 2020 among randomly selected infants less than 6 months of age with SAM following breastfeeding failure. Infants’ anthropometric indices were daily measured and recorded. Supplementary sulking technique was used in management with DF100 or F75. Outcome was recorded as cured, died, defaulter or in nonrecovery state. Results infants in this study (n=108) had a median (IQR) age of 4.0 (2.5) and a male: female ratio of 1.4. The cure rate after feeding was 80.6%, defaulters were 13 (12%), 6 (5.6%) died and 2 (1.9%) infants did not respond to treatment. Thirty-four infants (38.8%) gained weight with significantly increased median weight and median weight-for-age z score. Median weight gain rate was 10.1 g/Kg/day. The median (IQR) duration of treatment was 9 (3.8) days. The means of age and weight-for-length z score were correlated (r= -0.22, p=0.025). Duration of treatment was a predictor of outcome (OR=1.71, 95% CI=0.05-0.62, p<0.001). Conclusion Supplementary suckling technique for feeding infant with SAM aged less than 6 months had a positive impact on anthropometric indices with high cure rate. The younger the infant and the longer the duration of treatment, the better the outcome. Trial registration: Not Applicable

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“…Previous empirical findings explain that poor food intake leads to poor well-being (Owen & Corfe, 2017) or low productivity (Strauss, 1986;Ulimwengu, Azra Tilai, Rayenda Khresna Brahmana and Hui Wei You 2009). An undernourished household will face issues in decreasing body strength and lower resistance to infections (Chandra, 1992;Efthimiou et al, 1988;Millward, 2017;Sullivan et al, 1990), weight loss, and muscle wasting (Badi & Ba-Saddik, 2016;Bunker et al, 1987;Castaneda et al, 1995;Gersovitz et al, 1982), mortality (Payette et al, 2002;Myrskylä & Chang, 2009), and longer periods of illness and hospitalisation (Weiss et al, 2016).…”

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Does Nutrition Really Matter for the Productivity of Smallholder Farmers?

Tilai¹,

You²

2021

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Household-level data from Malaysia Smallholder paddy farmers are used to test whether higher caloric intake enhances family farm labour productivity. This study contests the notion behind the efficiency wages hypothesis. Farmers’ productivity is estimated using Data Envelopment Analysis. To avoid estimation bias from reverse causality, we utilize a two-stage least square approach by choosing prices, household demography, and farm assets as instrumental variables. The results show that high caloric intake significantly affects farmers’ productivity in a non-linear relationship. Farmers with obesity and overweight conditions produce less per unit of inputs and supply more labour than farmers with normal BMI and normal weight. The model results show that production inefficiency increases significantly with the high consumption calories, high BMI, and obesity of farmers providing solid support for the nutrition-productivity hypothesis. The marginal effect on productivity falls drastically as caloric intake increases. These outcomes recommend that investing in the health sector in rural areas will improve farmer productivity. Policymakers should develop approaches that will maximize agricultural investments’ contribution to agricultural productivity and the overall rural economy.

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Severe Acute Malnutrition among Hospitalized Children, Aden, Yemen

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Supplementary suckling technique in infants less than 6 months of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a prospective hospital-based study in armed conflict Yemen

Supplementary suckling technique in infants less than 6 months of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a prospective hospital-based study in armed conflict Yemen

The Treatment Outcome of Infants Less Than 6 Months of Age with Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition Fed with Supplementary Suckling Technique in Armed Conflict Yemen

Does Nutrition Really Matter for the Productivity of Smallholder Farmers?

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