Prevalence of Undernutrition in Assiut University Children Hospital

• Conditions: Undernutrition

• Registration Number: NCT03484572
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

To describe the prevalence of undernutrition in infants and children admitted to Assiut university children hospital and to describe risk group and decrease length of stay in hospital.

Detailed Description

Malnutrition is defined as a state in which a deficiency (or excess) of energy, protein, and other nutrition causes measurable adverse effects on the body and on growth (in children), and may impact clinical outcome. Recent studies in developed countries have estimated the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children as 12% to 24%. Causes of malnutrition: There are many types of malnutrition, and they have different causes. Some causes include: Poor diet, Starvation due to food not being available , Eating disorders, Problems with digesting food or absorbing nutrients from food , Certain medical conditions that make a person unable to eat Malnourished children were classified according to the type of malnutrition into: Acute malnutrition (wasting) , Chronic malnutrition (stunting) , Micronutrient malnutrition. Malnourished children experience more complications, such as infections after surgery, than well-nourished children, also leading to increased length of stay. In infants, early malnutrition is associated with delayed physical as well as intellectual development.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-26
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-02
• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-01
• Study Completion: 2019-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• All infants and children from 2 months to 6 years admitted to Assiut university children hospital .

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Exclusion Criteria

• Infants less than month ,Children over the age of 6 years .

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Describe the prevalence of undernutrition in all infants and children admitted to Assiut university children hospital	Baseline	Analysis of the prevalence of undernutrition (undernutrition rate) among pediatric patients at the time of hospital admission throughout a calendar year in Assiut university children hospital and identify types of undernutrition among those pediatric patients.