Dietary intake as one of gastroenteritis causes among Sudanese children under 5 years
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Dietary intake as one of gastroenteritis causes among Sudanese children under 5 years
Abstract
Children’s poor eating practices and nutritional deficits lead to inflammation in the digestive tract, which subsequently results in fever, cramping in the abdomen, diarrhoea, vomiting, and dehydration or all of them, which might occasionally result in serious issues. Thus, educating mothers about nutrition is one of the most crucial approaches to prevent this. This study aimed to assess the contribution of food consumption to the development of gastroenteritis in Sudanese children under five years of age. This cross-sectional study was carried out over the period (June to November 2022) at seven health care centres from seven regions in Khartoum State using a pre-tested questionnaire-based approach generated both paper-based and electronically. It was carried out with 639 child mothers who had visited such centres as outpatients along with their children participated in the study. Among the children, the majority (54.9%) were female, the majority (45.1%) were in the 1 to <3-year age group, the majority (598%) were from villages, the majority (53.5%) had been weaned and were consuming additional foods, and the majority (39.1%) suffered from gastroenteritis or had experienced it more than three times. Along with the significance of mothers’ knowledge, there is a statistically significant variable (p = <0.001) between the forms of gastroenteritis and the meal types that started with. For this reason, it’s critical to counsel mothers and make them aware of the value of providing their children with a healthy diet.
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