%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Severe Acute Malnourished Children from 6 to 59 Months Hospitalized in a Secondary Hospital in Mali
%A Mariam Maiga
%A Hibrahima Diallo
%A Tati Simaga
%A Mariam Traore
%A Alou Samake
%A Mamadou Diallo
%A Moussa Konate
%A Mamadou Keita
%A Mamadou Traore
%A Djibril Kassogue
%A Oumou Kone
%A Fatoumata Dicko
%A Hawa G Diall
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 97-103
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2023.131013
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Malnutrition acts on the immune system and thus increases susceptibility
to infections. Infections can weaken the body and cause malnutrition, so we
speak of a vicious circle between malnutrition and infection. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> To study the clinical and epidemiological aspects of severe acute malnutrition
in children aged </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">6</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> to 59
months. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methodology:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This was a prospective and descriptive study
extending from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. All </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">severely acute malnourished children aged 6 to 59 months </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">were </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">hospitalized at URENI whose parents or careers
accepted their participation in the study. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Severe acute
malnutrition was diagnosed in 398 of the 671 hospitalized children, </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">i.e.</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 59.3%. The median age was 15.33
months (2 months</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">59 months). The sex ratio was 1.03 (M = 50.8 F = 49.2).
Eighty-seven</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> percent of mothers were housewives. Parents were
uneducated in 49.3% for mothers and 51.8% for fathers. Marasmus represented
93.5% of cases, children diagnosed with HIV+ represented 6.3% with exclusively
HIV1 (100%). Pneumopathy was most frequent</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ly</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> associated pathology with 33.4%. The duration of
hospitalization was less than 7 days in 67.6% of cases and 93.3% of children
had been successfully treated. The mortality rate was 4%. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Malnutrition still remains a public health problem affecting mainly children
aged 13 to 24 months,
%K Severe Acute Malnutrition
%K Children
%K Hospitalized
%K Mali
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122425