Morbidity Patterns amongst Children in a Semi-urban Community in Northern Nigeria

Osuhor, P.C.; Etta, K. M.

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“…By the addition of half an egg and one teaspoon red palm oil, the nutritive value is increased to 2.7 g protein and 133 calories/100 g of papTraditional aversions, prohibitions and beliefs frequently limit the range of choice of foods that might provide some protein for the child. Osuhor and Etta (1979) found that the low consumption of protein due to various taboos and prohibitions of meat and eggs to infants and toddlers may be contributory factors to PEM amongst the children attending an under-five clinic in Northern Nigeria. Egg is often not given owing to a belief that small children, having developed a taste for this cash produce, may steal it from rich homes which regularly purchase it.…”

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Attitudes and practices of infant feeding in Zaria, Nigeria

Cherian

1981

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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A study to understand the attitudes and feeding practices of infants was done among expectant mothers in an ante-natal clinic in Zaria, Nigeria. Most of the fathers had poor wages. Illiteracy was high, being greater among the mothers than fathers. Family size was also larger among the poorer families. Childhood mortality increased with family size. Sixty-six percent of the mothers had used commercial milk formulas. Most mothers offered no reason for this, but other common explanations included insufficient breast milk and that the milk had been bought by the father. Baby foods were often purchased by the poorer income families. The period of breast feeding and method of weaning varied with the mother's education. Nutritious foods like egg and meat were not commonly given to the children because of taboos and ignorance. Poor nutrition was prevalent in the poorer and larger families.

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Attitudes and practices of infant feeding in Zaria, Nigeria

Cherian

1981

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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The association of household pollutants and socioeconomic risk factors with the short-term outcome of acute lower respiratory infections in hospitalized pre-school Nigerian children

Johnson

Adérele

1992

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

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In a 9-month study of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI), the short-term prognostic implications of socio-economic and household risk factors were examined in 103 hospitalized pre-school Nigerian children. Seventy-nine (77%) subjects were potentially exposed to the combustion products of kerosene stoves, 16 (16%) to wood smoke and five (5%) to the products of cooking gas combustion. Only 17 subjects (17%) were exposed to household cigarette smoke. A highly significant association (p < 0.005) was shown between household cooking fuel and the outcome of hospitalization: five (63%) of the eight who died were potentially exposed to wood smoke. The duration of hospitalization was only significantly associated with paternal income (p < 0.05). None of the other domestic risk factors was significantly related to outcome or duration of admission. These findings suggest an association between an adverse outcome of ALRI and domestic exposure to wood smoke. While the hospital-based source will not allow definite conclusions, the present findings underscore the need for community-based studies. The implications for future strategies of ARI control are discussed, with suggestions.

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Child Health Promotion in Developing Countries: The Case for Integration of Environmental and Social Interventions?

Ehiri¹,

Prowse²

1999

Health Policy and Planning

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In spite of improving epidemiological knowledge in relation to child health, the challenge of promoting the survival and quality of life of infants and children in most parts of the developing world remains an abiding public health problem, for both the countries and the international agencies involved. Current infant and child health programmes largely reflect western style medical care, with emphasis placed on reducing mortality, and the preventive aspects confined mainly to immunisation, improved nutrition, provision of micronutrients, promotion of breast-feeding and birth spacing. In contrast, environmental and social factors which underpin the proliferation of disease agents are receiving minimal attention. This paper presents a critical review of current strategies for promoting child health in developing countries, and examines the environmental, social, and political factors that influence child health. Presenting a specific example of infant and childhood diarrhoea, the authors argue that in order for a real reduction in mortality, and improvements in quality of life to be sustained, attention needs to be focused equally on the environmental and social factors that underlie much of the childhood diseases in the developing world. This will involve the adoption of a broader strategy aimed at reducing childhood diarrhoea, using the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) system in combination with other methods.

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Morbidity Patterns amongst Children in a Semi-urban Community in Northern Nigeria

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Attitudes and practices of infant feeding in Zaria, Nigeria

Attitudes and practices of infant feeding in Zaria, Nigeria

The association of household pollutants and socioeconomic risk factors with the short-term outcome of acute lower respiratory infections in hospitalized pre-school Nigerian children

Child Health Promotion in Developing Countries: The Case for Integration of Environmental and Social Interventions?

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