Effectiveness of Energy-Dense Locally Made Food with Micronutrients Versus Ready to use Therapeutic Food in Complicated Severely Malnourished Children at Nutritional Stabilization Center Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad | Pakistan Paediatric Journal 2020

Author(s)

SEHRISH MUZAFFAR Department of Pediatrics, LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

SALMA SHAIKH Department of Pediatrics, LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

MUHAMMAD NADEEM CHOHAN Department of Pediatrics, LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Mushtaque Ali Shah Department of Pediatrics, LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Touseef Ahmed Department of Pediatrics, LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of energy-dense locally made food with micronutrients versus ready-to-use therapeutic food in complicated severely malnourished children at Nutritional Stabilization Center Hyderabad. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. was recorded. Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition Stabilization Center, Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad, from 1st June to 31st December 2017. Material and Methods: Total 98 children with complicated primary severe acute malnutrition were taken; Group A took locally made energy dense food with micronutrients while the group B took ready to use therapeutic food (control group). Daily weight gain in both groups was recorded. Results: The average age of children was 20.51 ± 12.10 months. No significant difference in weight gain was noted between the group A and Group B 69.4% vs. 69.4% respectively (p=0.999). Mother's perception was satisfactory in 35 (71.42%) and 49 (100%) cases regarding local made food and standard RUTF respectively. Vomiting was present in 2.04%, 4.08% and diarrhea in 4.08%, 6.12% after taking local made and standard RUTF respectively. Conclusion: Locally made energy-dense food with micronutrients is an effective alternate intervention to ready to use therapeutic food in complicated severe acute malnutrition.

Publication Details

Page(s) 19-25

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Published Journal: Pakistan Paediatric Journal, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Year: 2020

Keywords

Complications Children micronutrients Secere Acute Malnutrition Nutritional Rehabilitation Therapeutic foods

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