Nutritional status of children under five in three state foster care institutions in Sri Lanka |
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Authors: | Jayasekera Channa R |
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Institution: | Duke University Medical Centre, 544 Finley St, Durham, NC 27705, USA. channa.jayasekara@duke.edu |
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Abstract: | This study evaluated the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in children under five years (n = 52), in three randomly selected, State operated foster care institutions in Sri Lanka. The prevalence of PEM, was (51.9%), underweight (63.5%) and wasting (25.0%) was found to be considerably higher than the national prevalence (13.5%, 29.4%, 14.0%, respectively). Based on this preliminary evidence, it is recommended that a study representative of all institutionalised children in both State and private facilities be conducted to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements to institutional care in Sri Lanka. |
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