%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Malnutrition among Preschool Children in the Katuba Health District. Case of the Katuba General Reference Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo
%A Andr¨¦ Nyembo Shimba
%A Christian Antoine Mulimbi
%A Danny Mwadi Kilemba
%A Prosper Pamba Mazomena
%A Pierrot Ilunga Musaya
%A Delphin Monga Mwenze
%A Augustin Kalume Tshomba
%A Dressen Ilunga Makonga
%A Dieu Merci Kabila Mukala
%A Dicta Mwamba Mulobe
%A Danny Mufite Kapya
%A Berth Tshikala Kosa
%A Martin Banza Mwana Bute
%A Felly Kalenga Ngoy
%A Bienfait Mwarabu MuchˇŻApa
%A Abdon Mukalay wa Mukalay
%A Simon Ilunga Kandolo
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 10
%N 2
%P 1-9
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2023
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1109745
%X Introduction: Malnutrition is one of the main causes of mortality in Africa among children aged from 0 to 5 years old. It is a real public health problem. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study on malnutrition in preschool children at the Katuba General Reference Hospital. Results: Edema was present in 25% of cases and 73 or 42.69% of the children were in the age group of 13 to 18 months; 69.59% were females. We observed that 58.48% of the children were vaccinated against 41.52 who were not vaccinated. Many parents of children were married (52.6%). Most parents had a liberal profession (53.8%) parents with a liberal profession were in the majority (53.8%). Moderate acute malnutrition represented 9.36% according to Z-score Weight for age and 12.28% Severe acute malnutrition according to arm circumference. Conclusion: Malnutrition remains a scourge in Lubumbashi. It is important that a communication campaign be favored to promote local foods rich in essential elements, accessible to fight against malnutrition.
%K Katuba
%K General Referral Hospital
%K Malnutrition Preschool Age
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6788407