2021
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-021-00467-7
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Human Milk output among mothers previously treated for severe acute malnutrition in childhood in Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract: Background Malnutrition is a public health problem, as wasting affects 7.5% of children worldwide. The harmful effects of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) can last a lifetime, but how SAM in childhood affects later breastfeeding ability is not clear. In the present study, we assessed the human milk output and body composition among mothers with a history of childhood SAM. Methods This retrospective cohort study was carried out in Miti-Murhesa Health… Show more

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“…On April 23, 2022, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced an Ebola virus outbreak (mortality rate 30-90%) which was declared ended by 2016 in West Africa, claimed more than eleven thousand death (CDC, 2019;Sun et al, 2022b). It witnesses 45% of deaths of children fewer than 5 years old due to malnutrition (Murhima'Alika et al, 2021). According to the United Nations, the most recent fighting with Rwanda, which started in October 2022, has forced nearly 300,000 people to flee their homes (Al Jazeera, 2022).…”
Section: (B) Democratic Republic Of the Congo-rwanda Conflictmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On April 23, 2022, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced an Ebola virus outbreak (mortality rate 30-90%) which was declared ended by 2016 in West Africa, claimed more than eleven thousand death (CDC, 2019;Sun et al, 2022b). It witnesses 45% of deaths of children fewer than 5 years old due to malnutrition (Murhima'Alika et al, 2021). According to the United Nations, the most recent fighting with Rwanda, which started in October 2022, has forced nearly 300,000 people to flee their homes (Al Jazeera, 2022).…”
Section: (B) Democratic Republic Of the Congo-rwanda Conflictmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Malnutrition remains a serious public health problem worldwide and particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In 2018, the latest Global Nutrition Report shows a prevalence of approximately 50.3 million (7.5%) children suffering from malnutrition and an estimated 5.8 million deaths occur each year among children under 5 years of which 45% are attributed to malnutrition [ 8 ].…”
Section: Epidemiology Of Malnutrition In Dr Congomentioning
confidence: 99%