Open AccessNutritional outcome of appropriate feeding during and after acute diarrhoea in children
Author(s) -
Ahmed A. Madkour,
Mohamed N. Massoud,
Omar E. F. El Azzouni,
Maysa A. Amer,
Mohamed Ragab,
Ehab H. A. El Sawy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1995.1.2.162
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , group b , acute gastroenteritis , diarrhea , group a , intervention (counseling) , nursing , physics , optics
A sample of 120 children with acute diarrhoea was divided into two equal study groups. There was no difference between groups in pre-intervention and post-intervention findings during the acute phase of diarrhoea. Upon discharge, Group A patients were supplied weekly with sufficient milk formula and cereal together with adequate nutritional advice while Group B patients were supplied with food or nutritional advice only if requested by the mothers. Forty nine patients from each group were followed each week for four weeks. Group B infants showed a higher incidence of recurrent diarrhoeal attacks and a significantly longer duration of recurrent diarrhoea than Group A infants. Moreover, Group A infants scored a significantly higher weight increment than Group B ones after four weeks of follow up