Introduction: Malnutrition is a problem for the persons who suffer it and for the future of the societies to whom they belong. It is important to know its magnitude in order formulate solutions.
Objective: The nutritional status of young children was evaluated in an urban area using anthropometric indices and factors associated with risk of malnutrition were identified--socio-demographic,environmental, nutritional, and health factors.
Objective: To evaluate the implementation of the World Health Organization guidelines for the treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition in a class I hospital.
Patients And Methods: Descriptive and prospective study of 335 children under the age of 6, admitted between 2001 and 2005 for severe acute malnutrition (83%) and moderate acute malnutrition associated with illness (17%). The care of the children was provided by clinicians and medical staff trained under World Health Organization guidelines.
An ethical analysis was performed during the development of a research project titled "Culture, nourishment and malaria in the Kuna aboriginals of Urabá, Colombia." This project had 2 objectives; (1) to investigate the prevalence of malaria and its relationship with hypovitaminosis A and nutritional status, and (2) to understand the community's conceptions and practices towards malaria. The current paper summarizes reflections concerning the application of ethical principles and moral values during the course of the malaria research project.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The success of oral rehydration therapy in cases of severe diarrheas have led to a need for locally based therapy preparations. A preparation consisting of a precooked plantain flour-based solution and standard rehydration electrolytes was examined for its effectiveness in treating dehydration, as well as its anti-diarrhoeal properties.
Methods: A sample of 101 children, ranging in age from 1 to 48 months, was selected, which had presented diarrhea for less than one week from onset, with mild dehydration and no associated complications.