Impact of nutritional intervention on the weight of B40 children in Selangor
Nutritional status is a significant measure of the overall health of the population. Among children of the most vulnerable groups to have malnutrition are those in the B40 group, with Selangor being the most populous state that has these vulnerable populations. This study aims to assess the i...
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2022
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| Summary: | Nutritional status is a significant measure
of the overall health of the population.
Among children of the most vulnerable
groups to have malnutrition are those in
the B40 group, with Selangor being the
most populous state that has these
vulnerable populations. This study aims
to assess the impact of nutrition
intervention in reducing underweight
prevalence among children in the
Selangor B40 group. The data was
collected from June 2022 until October
2022 from 500 children aged 1 to 6 years
old. Intervention includes a monthly food
pack consisting of specialised formula
milk and multivitamins alongside nutrition
counselling Monthly weights were taken
for 5 months using the SECA weight
scale model 874 and it was monitored
using the WHO AnthroPlus. The majority
of the respondents were male (51.3%).
Baseline results showed 20.6%
underweight respondents with 14.4%
moderately underweight and 6.2% who
were severely underweight. Mean weight
increment was observed the highest
during the fifth month with 1200g,
followed by 510g, 450g, and 110g for the
fourth, second, and third month,
respectively. A declining prevalence of
underweight was observed by the fifth
month (10.9%) with 9.2% moderately
underweight, 1.7% remains severely
underweight and 9.7% children
progressing to normal weight. By giving
nutrient supplementation, it helps to
improve the weight of these children.
However, other factors that may
contribute to undernutrition such as
maternal diet, food insecurity, nutrition
education and complications from a
variety of diseases should not be
overlooked. |
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