RESUMO
This cross-sectional study examined the growth and nutritional status of Libyan preschool children and the socioeconomic status of their parents in 2000 and compared the results with those of a similar study conducted in 1979. The investigation involved 1614 healthy children of both sexes under 5 years of age in two regions of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Simple random sampling and cluster sampling techniques were used to enlist participants. Body weight, height, and head and arm circumference of the children were recorded and mothers were interviewed about their child's health and the socioeconomic status of the family. Significant improvements in nutritional status since 1979 were found that could be attributable to factors such as socioeconomic development, longer breastfeeding, greater availability of high energy foods, supplementation with semi-solid or solid foods and heavy government subsidy of basic foods.
Assuntos
Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/epidemiologia , Proteção da Criança/tendências , Estado Nutricional , Distribuição por Idade , Antropometria , Aleitamento Materno/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/etiologia , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Suplementos Nutricionais/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Abastecimento de Alimentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Lactente , Alimentos Infantis/estatística & dados numéricos , Líbia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Avaliação Nutricional , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Vigilância da População , Saúde da População Rural/tendências , Distribuição por Sexo , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Saúde da População Urbana/tendênciasRESUMO
This cross-sectional study was performed in two regions of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The aim was to study the growth and nutritional status of children under 5 years of age and the effect of socioeconomic factors on child development. Anthropometric indices (weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height) differed in the two regions. The prevalence of stunting was significantly higher among children from mainly rural Al Jabel Al Garby (6.1%) than those from urban Tripoli (2.5%). The z-scores that correlated strongly with under-nutrition included: mother's education, child's age and sex, and region. Stunting was significantly related to age and region and to maternal education level and family size. Wasting was highly correlated with maternal education.
Assuntos
Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/epidemiologia , Transtornos do Crescimento/epidemiologia , Distribuição por Idade , Antropometria , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/classificação , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/etiologia , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Características da Família , Feminino , Transtornos do Crescimento/classificação , Transtornos do Crescimento/diagnóstico , Transtornos do Crescimento/etiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Líbia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Avaliação Nutricional , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Estado Nutricional , Pais/educação , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Características de Residência/estatística & dados numéricos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Distribuição por Sexo , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
This cross-sectional study examined the growth and nutritional status of Libyan preschool children and the socioeconomic status of their parents in 2000 and compared the results with those of a similar study conducted in 1979. The investigation involved 1614 healthy children of both sexes under 5 years of age in two regions of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Simple random sampling and cluster sampling techniques were used to enlist participants. Body weight, height, and head and arm circumference of the children were recorded and mothers were interviewed about their child's health and the socioeconomic status of the family. Significant improvements in nutritional status since 1979 were found that could be attributable to factors such as socioeconomic development, longer breastfeeding, greater availability of high energy foods, supplementation with semi-solid or solid foods and heavy government subsidy of basic foods
Assuntos
Distribuição por Idade , Antropometria , Aleitamento Materno , Proteção da Criança , Estudos Transversais , Abastecimento de Alimentos , Alimentos Infantis , Avaliação Nutricional , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Vigilância da População , Transtornos da Nutrição InfantilRESUMO
This cross-sectional study was performed in two regions of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The aim was to study the growth and nutritional status of children under 5 years of age and the effect of socioeconomic factors on child development. Anthropometric indices [weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height] differed in the two regions. The prevalence of stunting was significantly higher among children from mainly rural Al Jabel Al Garby [6.1%] than those from urban Tripoli [2.5%]. The z-scores that correlated strongly with under-nutrition included: mother's education, child's age and sex, and region. Stunting was significantly related to age and region and to maternal education level and family size. Wasting was highly correlated with maternal education