Early development in children with moderate acute malnutrition: A cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: Malnutrition impairs cognitive, communication, and motor development, but it is not known how nutrition and health are associated with development in children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). We aimed to describe motor and language development of children with MAM and explore its nutrition and health-related correlates. This cross-sectional study used baseline data from a nutritional trial in children with MAM aged 6-23 months in Burkina Faso. Motor and language skills were assessed using the Malawi Development Assessment Tool (MDAT). Linear mixed models were used to explore potential correlates of MDAT including socio-economic status, anthropometry, body composition, whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), haemoglobin (Hb), iron status, and morbidity. We also assessed child

SUBMITTER: Olsen MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7083399 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature