Malnutrtion in diarrhea, Malaria and dengue among children in Tha Song Yang, Tak, Thailand
Issued Date
2024
Copyright Date
2017
Resource Type
Language
eng
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
ix, 50 leaves
Access Rights
open access
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
Rights Holder(s)
Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thematic Paper (M.C.T.M. (Tropical Pediatrics))--Mahidol University, 2017
Suggested Citation
Kurahashi, Yukiya, 1984- Malnutrtion in diarrhea, Malaria and dengue among children in Tha Song Yang, Tak, Thailand. Thematic Paper (M.C.T.M. (Tropical Pediatrics))--Mahidol University, 2017. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/92397
Title
Malnutrtion in diarrhea, Malaria and dengue among children in Tha Song Yang, Tak, Thailand
Author(s)
Abstract
We retrospectively investigated the association of malnutrition with diarrhea, malaria and dengue. Our study included 225 children, divided into 3 groups of 75 patients, who attended Tha Song Yang Hospital, Tak Province in Thailand before the end of December 2015. Six (8.0%), 0 and 6 (8.0%) were severe cases in diarrhea, malaria and dengue, respectively. Seven (9.3%), 11 (14.7%) and 9 (12.0%) cases in the diarrhea, malaria and dengue groups, respectively, had malnutrition [Cut-off points for BMI for thinners in children equivalent to children at 18 years old age with BMI 17 for patients aged >= 5 years old and weigh-for-age z score, weight-for-height z score or height-for-z score < -2 for patients aged < 5 years old]. Four (5.3%) diarrhea, 7 (9.3%) malaria and 0 dengue patients had severe malnutrition. There was no statistical difference in the prevalence of malnutrition between the 3 diseases. The prevalence of severe malnutrition was significantly highest in malaria. The prevalence of severe malnutrition was significantly higher in malaria compared to dengue in the patients aged < 5 years old in a subgroup analysis. In conclusion, severe malnutrition was associated with malaria for children aged < 5 years old. Studying malnutrition in Tha Song Yang may help solve the malnutrition problem in this rural area on Thai-Myanmar border.
Description
Tropical Pediatrics (Mahidol University 2017)
Degree Name
Master of Clinical Tropical Medicine
Degree Level
Master's degree
Degree Department
Faculty of Tropical Medicine
Degree Discipline
Tropical Pediatrics
Degree Grantor(s)
Mahidol University