Growth monitoring and nutritional outcome of severe acute malnutrition children in the presence and absence of edema: a facility based retrospective study

Ahmed Zuber; Sunita Khandelwal; Chandan Gupta

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20240724

Authors

Ahmed Zuber Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India
Sunita Khandelwal Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India
Chandan Gupta Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20240724

Keywords:

Severe acute malnutrition, Determinants, Edema, Maternal awareness

Abstract

Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the leading cause of death in children. SAM affects approximately 20 million preschool children, mainly in Africa and South Asia. Children with severe acute malnutrition and severe edema (+++) have an increased risk of death compared with children with severe acute malnutrition and no edema. This study evaluated the nutritional outcome of SAM patients in the presence and absence of edema.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in malnutrition treatment centre, JK Lon Hospital attached with Govt Medical College, Kota from January 2021 to December 2022 on children of age 6 months to 59 months, with clinical diagnosis of severe acute malnutrition. Ethics committee approval was not required as the study was a retrospective observational study. Patients were divided into three categories, viz. recovered, defaulted and non-responders.

Results: A total of 270 patients were selected for this study on the basis of date made available through past records. Of the total patients studied, 32.2% (87) had bilateral edema while the rest (183) were non edematous. From edematous arm, 79.9% children recovered, 9.1% defaulted, and 11% were non-respondents. Conversely, of those without oedema 55.7% recovered, 7.0% defaulted, and 37.3% were non-respondents.

Conclusions: Severe acute malnutrition is a preventable and treatable cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The determinants of SAM include illiteracy, low socio-economic status, malnourished mother, low birth weight, ignorance about specific nutritional requirements of infants and young children, repeated infections, etc. In this study, we documented that the edematous children in the study area had a better likelihood of recovery as compared to those with severe wasting.

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