Open AccessPREVALENCE OF FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Michael Shende,
Swapnali Kadam,
M. B. Mokal,
M. P. Balvir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international research journal of pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8407
DOI - 10.7897/2230-8407.1211170
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , micronutrient , observational study , anthropometry , vitamin , severe acute malnutrition , vitamin d and neurology , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , pathology
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM), among children below five years of age is global health problem contributing to childhood morbidity, mortality and remains a major embarrassment to optimal human capital development in India. Objectives: Study aim was to accesses fat soluble vitamins deficiencies among children with SAM and outcomes after treatments with F-75/F-100 plus vitamins mix. Methods: The study was prospective observational conducted in the nutritional rehabilitation center (NRC) at district general hospital for 6 months. Anthropometric measurements were taken to determine their nutritional status. Results: 100 patients of NRC were enrolled in the study. Sixty nine percent (69) patients had weight/height (WT/HT) Z score<−3 standard deviation (3 SD), 16 % with Z score<−2 and 15% of them had Z score<−4 malnutrition. Out of 100 children, 46% children were males, and 56% children were females. Vitamin E deficiencies (54%) were highly prevalent in hospitalized SAM groups, followed by 28% vitamin D and 18% were vitamin A deficient. Conclusion: Micronutrient deficiencies were highly prevalent with fat soluble vitamins and recovered on application of WHO protocols during hospitalization induced satisfactory fat-soluble vitamin status recovery significant (p<0.05).