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Growth Chart Parameters, Risk Factors

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Growth Disorders
Interventions
Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning
Registration Number
NCT05841264
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

comparison between growth chart parameters and different risk factors which can cause abnormal growth chart parameter

Detailed Description

Infant growth is defined as a positive change in body size over a period of time, and it is a sensitive predictor of an individuals' health. An inappropriate growth pattern indicates nutritional disorders, chronic and infectious diseases in infants. Early growth rate is related to adulthood health, such that it is important to develop the concept of appropriate growth for parents, in other to detect children with abnormal growth rates, as soon as possible .Weight and height of preschool children are the most common anthropometric measurements, to investigate a child's growth rate. Weight is the simplest and most reliable anthropometric measurement, and may be used as an indicator of childhood infection. On the other hand, height summarizes various measures of nutritional conditions in the first two decades of a human's life. Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating home environments, which detrimentally affect their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria
  • All children attending primary health care units in Assiut governorate aged from one year to five year
Exclusion Criteria
    1. congenital anomalies 2. chronic diseases (D.M , thyroid dysfunction)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
children's in urban areagood feeding, cleaningchildren's in this have good socioeconomic state, small family number, good hygiene
children in rural areagood feeding, cleaningchildren's in this have bad socioeconomic state, large family number, bad hygiene
children in semi urban areagood feeding, cleaningchildren's in this have bad socioeconomic state, small family number, bad hygiene
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
comparison of growth and development of children in different areas in Assiut governoratethrough study completion, an average of 1 year

by using WHO growth chart for weight and height parameter, if child weight and height in normal average or not

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
factors affecting growth and development of children in different areas in Assiut governoratethrough study completion, an average of 1 year

questionnaire about different factors that can affect child growth

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