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Med Trop (Mars). 1992 Oct-Dec;52(4):407-14.

[Management of malnourished children. Cases from the Protestant Hospital of Dabou].

Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial

[Article in French]
T Mutombo

PMID: 1337366

Abstract

Malnutrition due to lack of nutritional resources unfortunately remains an endemic which ravages Third World countries. Not only is malnutrition a result of continuous droughts and wars, but it is a reflection of the difficult economic circumstances which persist in these countries. Malnutrition should be specifically treated in each region with the least costly locally available means. The experience of the Protestant Hospital of Dabou proves that this manner of care is possible in the midst of a rural area with very limited resources. Hospital surveillance, nutritional education and a stay in the nutritional rehabilitation center offers these malnourished children a new chance to begin in life again. Unfortunately for some, the acquired benefits disappear once they have left the establishment and the child returns to the same least favorable socio-economic environment for his development.

Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Anemia; Child Nutrition; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Examinations And Diagnoses; French Speaking Africa; Health; Health Facilities; Hospitals; Infant; Infections; Ivory Coast; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Screening; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; Treatment; Western Africa; Youth

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