Characteristics of Human Ecological, Child Caring Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0–60 Months and Their Mothers in a Lowland Bolivian Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14721690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | GWEN O’DONNELL, Gwen Ellen O’Donnell (Project Concern International, corresponding author), Victoria M Sheffield, VICTORIA SHEFFIELD, John Barrows, WIDEN ABSASTAFLOR, MABEL MORALES, Noel W Solomons (0000-0001-6314-7526) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 463-495 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670240490888713 |
| OpenAlex | W1993745915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
A multifaceted, cluster-sample population survey was carried out among 600 children aged 0 to 60 months (mo) and their respective mothers or female caretakers in the province of Ichilo, Santa Cruz, in the lowlands of Bolivia. The purpose was to document attitudes, practices, and nutritional and health status on which to base cost-effective intervention strategies to reduce child morbidity and mortality. Rural poverty, perhaps less severe than in the Bolivian high altitudes, is found in Ichilo Province’s tropical lowlands. In children 0–60 mo, approximately one-fifth (22.5%) were severely stunted with rates increasing with age, 6.5% were severely undernourished, and 1.2% were severely wasted. Close to half (41.7%) of children (95% CI 37.7–45.6%) were anemic with rates lowest in the first semester of life (11.9%) and highest in the 2nd and 4th semesters (65.3%), tapering down to 22% by the 5th year. Forty percent of women were anemic. An infection prevalence of 62.1% was found in a subgroup of 131 children providing fecal samples and in 74.8% in the corresponding adults in the dyads. Fecal organisms found included protozoa (Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia) and helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichuria and hookworms). Breastfeeding was exclusive for 3 to 6 months, and 50% of children exclusively breastfed were completely weaned at 15 months. Almost 80% of the study group population experienced an episode of acute infectious illness every 2 weeks. Our findings indicate that cost-effective public-health interventions directed at anemia, growth faltering, recurrent infections, and intestinal parasites are warranted
Anemia · Ascaris lumbricoides · Breastfeeding · Environmental health · Helminths · Malnutrition · Population · Public health · Trichuris trichiura · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Immunology · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |