Assessment of Nutritional status of children with special needs | ||||
| The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 5, Issue 2, November 2021, Page 20-32 PDF (1.29 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/efmj.2021.47208.1052 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Eman Farha  1; fatma ahmed El-esrigy 2; taghreed farahat3; Nahla Mohammed Said4
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| 1Family Medicine department, Primary Health care Unit, Berket El-Sabae, Menoufia, Egypt | ||||
| 2family medicine ,faculty of medicine ,Menoufia university | ||||
| 3Family Medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt | ||||
| 4lecturer of pediatrics, faculty of medicine, menoufia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Many children in developing countries, inadequate nutrition is a disability-related. lack of adequate nutrition in pregnant mothers and young children leads to disabilities Objective: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of children with special needs based on anthropometric measures and hemoglobin (Hb). Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 208 children (aged six to fourteen, 92 males, and 116 females) in two special needs children's schools, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. The children studied were classified into two age groups (6- | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Anthropometric measurement; Children of special needs; Malnutrition; Z scoring | ||||
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