Influence of Feeding Practices on Malnutrition in Haitian Infants and Young Children

Infant malnutrition remains an important cause of death and disability, and Haiti has the highest prevalence in the Americas. Therefore, preventive strategies are needed. Our aims were (1) To assess the prevalence of malnutrition among young children seen at a health center in Haiti; (2) Examine adh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nutrients 2018-03, Vol.10 (3), p.382
Hauptverfasser:	Irarrázaval, Belén, Barja, Salesa, Bustos, Edson, Doirsaint, Romel, Senethmm, Gloria, Guzmán, María Paz, Uauy, Ricardo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adhesion anthropometric measurements Anthropometry Babies Baby foods Bottle Feeding - standards Breast Feeding Chi-Square Distribution Child, Preschool Children complementary feeding complementary foods Cross-Sectional Studies death Demographics educational status Family Characteristics Feeding Female females Guideline Adherence Haiti Haiti - epidemiology Health Humans Infant Infant Formula - standards Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Infant, Newborn Infants Male males Malnutrition Malnutrition - diagnosis Malnutrition - epidemiology Malnutrition - physiopathology Malnutrition - prevention & control North America Nutrition Surveys Nutritional Status Nutritive Value Practice Guidelines as Topic Prevalence Recommended Dietary Allowances Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index siblings Socioeconomic Factors South America Underweight World Health Organization
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Zusammenfassung:	Infant malnutrition remains an important cause of death and disability, and Haiti has the highest prevalence in the Americas. Therefore, preventive strategies are needed. Our aims were (1) To assess the prevalence of malnutrition among young children seen at a health center in Haiti; (2) Examine adherence to infant feeding practices recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the association to nutritional status. This cross-sectional study recruited children from the Saint Espri Health Center in Port Au Prince in 2014. We recorded feeding practices, socio-demographic data, and anthropometric measurements (WHO-2006). We evaluated 278 infants and children younger than two years old, aged 8.08 ± 6.5 months, 53.2% female. 18.35% were underweight (weight/age
ISSN:	2072-6643 2072-6643
DOI:	10.3390/nu10030382