Prevalence of Edematous Malnutrition Among Under 5 Children Admitted to Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

Tesfalem Israel Korga; Yonas Temesgen Lema; Tesfahun Denekew Lamesgin; Woyessa Duressa Sida; Tewodros Melkamu Tesema; Selamawit Abebe Ayele; Hanna Tariku Asfaw; Amare Admasu Menta

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Prevalence of Edematous Malnutrition Among Under 5 Children Admitted to Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

Tesfalem Israel Korga, Yonas Temesgen Lema, Tesfahun Denekew Lamesgin, Woyessa Duressa Sida, Tewodros Melkamu Tesema, Selamawit Abebe Ayele, Hanna Tariku Asfaw, Amare Admasu Menta

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Severe acute malnutrition is a disease that results from the chronic intake of a diet containing minimal to low levels of energy or protein with subsequent development of metabolic decompensation manifesting either in the form of an edematous or non-edematous clinical syndrome. As Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, the prevalence of undernutrition is one of the top ten causes of under-five mortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence of edematous malnutrition in under five children who had been admitted to Hawassa University comprehensive specialized hospital. Methodology: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of edematous malnutrition in Under five children who had been admitted to Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital pediatrics and child health unit from September 11, 2018, to June 8, 2019. The list of all children who are 5yrs and below registered in Hawassa university referral Hospital, pediatrics, and child health ward in the study period was taken as a sampling frame and then an identification number was given to all sampling frames. The study subjects (patients’ documents) were drowned by using systematic sampling. Results: Generally severe malnutrition in under five children affected around 49.3% of them. Among those children, a positive relationship was found between age and edema. As age increases, the risk of developing severe wasting decreases as is evident in our study, 47.7% of children are under 1 year of age and 32.3% are between 1 and 3 years of age while 20% are between 3 and 5 years which is decreasing in prevalence as age group increases. Conclusion: The proportion of severe malnutrition with severe wasting is more than that of edematous malnutrition. Edematous malnutrition peaks at between 1 and 3 years of age but severe wasting peaks in under one year of age children. Second, the prevalence of infection was higher among children with severe wasting.

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DOI	10.11648/j.sjcm.20221103.12
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Edematous Malnutrition, Under-Five Children, Prevalence

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Tesfalem Israel Korga, Yonas Temesgen Lema, Tesfahun Denekew Lamesgin, Woyessa Duressa Sida, Tewodros Melkamu Tesema, et al. Prevalence of Edematous Malnutrition Among Under 5 Children Admitted to Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Sci J Clin Med. 2022;11(3):63-71. doi: 10.11648/j.sjcm.20221103.12

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Tesfalem Israel Korga

School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
Yonas Temesgen Lema

ICAP at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tesfahun Denekew Lamesgin

School of Medicine, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Woyessa Duressa Sida

School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Tewodros Melkamu Tesema

School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
Selamawit Abebe Ayele

School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Hanna Tariku Asfaw

School of Medicine, Africa Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Amare Admasu Menta

School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

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  abstract = {Severe acute malnutrition is a disease that results from the chronic intake of a diet containing minimal to low levels of energy or protein with subsequent development of metabolic decompensation manifesting either in the form of an edematous or non-edematous clinical syndrome. As Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, the prevalence of undernutrition is one of the top ten causes of under-five mortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence of edematous malnutrition in under five children who had been admitted to Hawassa University comprehensive specialized hospital. Methodology: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of edematous malnutrition in Under five children who had been admitted to Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital pediatrics and child health unit from September 11, 2018, to June 8, 2019. The list of all children who are 5yrs and below registered in Hawassa university referral Hospital, pediatrics, and child health ward in the study period was taken as a sampling frame and then an identification number was given to all sampling frames. The study subjects (patients’ documents) were drowned by using systematic sampling. Results: Generally severe malnutrition in under five children affected around 49.3% of them. Among those children, a positive relationship was found between age and edema. As age increases, the risk of developing severe wasting decreases as is evident in our study, 47.7% of children are under 1 year of age and 32.3% are between 1 and 3 years of age while 20% are between 3 and 5 years which is decreasing in prevalence as age group increases. Conclusion: The proportion of severe malnutrition with severe wasting is more than that of edematous malnutrition. Edematous malnutrition peaks at between 1 and 3 years of age but severe wasting peaks in under one year of age children. Second, the prevalence of infection was higher among children with severe wasting.},
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AU  - Tesfalem Israel Korga
AU  - Yonas Temesgen Lema
AU  - Tesfahun Denekew Lamesgin
AU  - Woyessa Duressa Sida
AU  - Tewodros Melkamu Tesema
AU  - Selamawit Abebe Ayele
AU  - Hanna Tariku Asfaw
AU  - Amare Admasu Menta
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VL  - 11
IS  - 3
ER  -

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