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Effect of micronutrients supplementation on linear growth of stunted Egyptian children under 5 years of age / Michael Fouad Fares ; Supervised Hanna Aboulghar , Sarah Samir Eltatawy , Miriam Magdy Aziz

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  • تأثير الدعم بالمغذيات الدقيقه على نمو الطول فى الأطفال المصريين قصار القامه الأقل من خمس سنوات [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics Summary: Backgroud: Stunting results from a complex interaction of household, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural influences that are described in WHO Conceptual Framework on Childhood Stunting.There is international agreement that children are stunted if their length/height is below-2 SDs from the WHO Child Growth Standards median for the same age and sex. Aim: Study and compare the effect of micronutrients supplementation (Iron and zinc) on linear growth of infants and children less than 5 years of age suffering from stunted growth.Methods: A randomized study included 60 children less than 5 years of age divided equally into two groups.Group A took iron supplementation only and group B took iron and zinc supplementation.Follow up of length/ height was done after 6 months of micronutrients supplementation.Results: There was significant improvement in linear growth of both groups after six months supplementation with micronutrients (p<0.001). The rate of change in length/height was significantly higher in group B which took zinc in addition to iron than group A (p=0.002).Conclusion: Zinc supplementation in addition to iron led to significant acceleration of linear growth of stunted children compared to supplementation with iron alone
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.28.Ph.D.2019.Mi.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110082336000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.28.Ph.D.2019.Mi.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 82336.CD Not for loan 01020110082336000

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

Backgroud: Stunting results from a complex interaction of household, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural influences that are described in WHO Conceptual Framework on Childhood Stunting.There is international agreement that children are stunted if their length/height is below-2 SDs from the WHO Child Growth Standards median for the same age and sex. Aim: Study and compare the effect of micronutrients supplementation (Iron and zinc) on linear growth of infants and children less than 5 years of age suffering from stunted growth.Methods: A randomized study included 60 children less than 5 years of age divided equally into two groups.Group A took iron supplementation only and group B took iron and zinc supplementation.Follow up of length/ height was done after 6 months of micronutrients supplementation.Results: There was significant improvement in linear growth of both groups after six months supplementation with micronutrients (p<0.001). The rate of change in length/height was significantly higher in group B which took zinc in addition to iron than group A (p=0.002).Conclusion: Zinc supplementation in addition to iron led to significant acceleration of linear growth of stunted children compared to supplementation with iron alone

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