OUTCOME AND COMORBIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION: ADMITTED AT NUTRITION REHABILITATION CENTRE (NRC) OF A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 14
Abstract
BACKGROUND Infants and children with severe acute malnutrition are associated with numerous infectious and non-infectious comorbidities. This study was done to understand associated comorbidities of severely malnourished children and their outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS This case control study was conducted in the Department of paediatrics, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur from January 2014 to December 2015. 200 children, aged 6 months- 5 years admitted at nutritional rehabilitation centre of our hospital with SAM were enrolled as cases. 200 children with normal nutritional status attending routine clinic were selected as controls. RESULTS Out of 200 cases in our study, 73 (36.5%) had Acute gastroenteritis, 53 (26.5%) had Acute respiratory tract infections, 22 (11%) had Sepsis, 8 (4%) had Urinary Tract Infection, 15 (7.5%) had Meningitis, 10 (5%) had Malaria, 4 (2%) had Measles, 5 (2.5%) had HIV Infection, 43 (21.5%) had Tuberculosis and 28 (14%) had Skin Infection, 14 (7%) had clinical feature of Vitamin B deficiency, 34 (17%) had Rickets, 3 (1.5%) had Scurvy, 17 (8.5%) had Vitamin A deficiency and 190 (95%) had Anaemia. In our study 43.5% were discharged after target weight gain, 47.5% were discharged without target weight gain, 7% were defaulters and 2% were expired. CONCLUSION Acute gastroenteritis followed by acute respiratory tract infections was most commonly associated Infective co-morbidity. Anaemia was the most common Nutritional Deficiency Co-morbidity.
Authors and Affiliations
Pramod Kumar, Abhishek Singh, Nidhi Nidhi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP555746
- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2018/260
- Views 77
- Downloads 0
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES IN A 450 BEDDED RURAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA
Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are a serious health issue. Knowledge of hospital acquired infections and its prevention and treatment are an important part of the education of doctors, nurses and hospital administrat...
A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS AT A TERTIARY CARE INSTITUTION
BACKGROUND Suicides and suicidal attempts are increasingly recognized as growing public health problems globally. World Health Organization observes that the prevalence, characteristics and methods of suicidal behaviour...
CONGENITAL METHEMOGLOBINEMIA: A CASE OF 14-YEAR-OLD MALE
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 14-year-old male was presented to our cardiology department with complaints of bluish discolouration of both hands (Figure 1) and feet and easy fatigability for past 2 years. This peripheral cyanos...
GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS- PREVALENCE AND OBSTETRIC OUTCOME
BACKGROUND We wanted to identify the prevalence and foetomaternal outcome of gestational diabetes mellitus in antenatal patients attending IMCH, Government Medical College, Kozhikode. METHODS This is a retrospective coho...
TO STUDY THE OUTCOME OF SURGICALLY MANAGED MEDIAL MALLEOLAR FRACTURES OF ANKLE BY SCREW FIXATION VS. TENSION BAND WIRING IN ADULTS
BACKGROUND Fractures involving the ankle mortise are one of the most common injuries in lower extremity. It has an incidence rate of 137 fractures per 1, 00,000 people each year. There is an increase in incidence in male...