2012
DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.96941
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High burden of protein-energy malnutrition in Nigeria: Beyond the health care setting

Abstract: There is still a high burden of protein–energy malnutrition in Nigeria. The severe forms of the disease are usually associated with high level of mortality even in the tertiary health facilities. To review the cost-effective health promotional strategies at community levels that could aid prevention, early detection, and prompt treatment of protein–energy malnutrition. The strategy used for locating articles used for this review was to search databases like Google, Google scholar, relevant electronic journals … Show more

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“…The high burden of malnutrition in Nigeria is well documented in literature, due to a multiplicity of factors, requiring a multi-sectoral response (Ubesie and Ibeziakor, 2012). Many women in sub-Saharan Africa are in a state of chronic energy deficiency.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The high burden of malnutrition in Nigeria is well documented in literature, due to a multiplicity of factors, requiring a multi-sectoral response (Ubesie and Ibeziakor, 2012). Many women in sub-Saharan Africa are in a state of chronic energy deficiency.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is still an unacceptable high burden of malnutrition in countries of Africa 31,32 , as well as preventable diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea diseases and acute respiratory tract infections. Severe respiratory tract infections and malnutrition have been shown to be associated with increased HIV mortality [28][29][30] .…”
Section: Malnutritionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 Además de causar retraso del crecimiento, emaciación y peso insuficiente, las deficiencias de micronutrientes, en especial de vitaminas y minerales, también son componentes importantes de la desnutrición por carencias energéticas y proteínicas. 1,3,4 La ferropenia es la carencia nutricional más frecuente en todo el mundo; además, se observan anemia por inflamación y AF en los niños con desnutrición.…”
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