Nutritional education during rehabilitation of children 6-24 months with acute malnutrition, under unavailability of therapeutic/supplementary foods: a retrospective study in rural Angola.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary counseling can play an important role in managing child malnutrition but is often inadequate or absent. Moreover, little emphasis is given to the usefulness of local available foods in the rehabilitation of malnourished children. This study aimed to evaluate the adherence and effectiveness of nutritional education during rehabilitation of children (6-24 months) with acute malnutrition, in a setting of unavailability of therapeutic/supplementary foods.

Methods

Retrospective observational study on the adherence to dietary counseling and the impact on growth in children 6-24 months who were referred for acute malnutrition at the Catholic Mission Hospital of Chiulo (Angola) from August 2018 to January 2019. Main outcome measures were change in dietary habits a

SUBMITTER: Pietravalle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903716 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature