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  • Title: An epidemiological study of energy protein malnutrition in a rural community in Egypt.
    Author: Hamid GA, El-Mougi M, El-Badrawy F, El-Mossallami MA.
    Journal: J Egypt Med Assoc; 1978; 61(9-10):613-20. PubMed ID: 122239.
    Abstract:
    A field study was carried out in Sendion Village in Qualyubeya Governorate, Egypt, to assess the nutritional status of infants and preschool children. 1527 children from 0-6 years were studied. Of the 840 males and 687 females studied, 404 children (26.45%) were suffering from various degrees of energy protein malnutrition (EPM). The total prevalence rate was lower among male than among female children but the difference was not statistically significant. 97 of the 404 EPM cases were considered severe while 307 were classified as underweight or mildly undernourished. Age was an important factor in the incidence of malnutrition. The prevalence rate of EPM was 13.6% in the 1st 6 months of life, 23.2% in the 2nd 6 months, and highest (32.6-35.2%) in the 12-47 month age group. The rate dropped off after 48 months. The prevalence rate was higher among those fed with all artificial milk or a combination of artificial and breast milk (29.8%) than among those infants who were totally breast fed (22.49%); the difference was statistically significant at the p.01 level. Birth order had no effect on the incidence of EPM. There was a greater but not significantly different incidence of EPM among children in larger families. Prevalence rates in this study were lower than have been found by other investigators.
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