Evaluation of the nutritional status of children under 5 years old from farmers, fishermen and fish farmers in the northern areas of the Republic of Congo

Research Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Pub Date : 2020-06-30 DOI:10.31248/rjfsn2020.096

G. Mabossy-Mobouna, Aubry Babain Loubelo

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of children under 5 years old in the households of farmers, fishermen and fish farmers in the areas of Sangha, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest and Plateaux. The correlation between the nutritional status of the children and the main activities of the households was established by the anthropometric measurements of nutritional status from the weight/age/height indices. The results showed that the prevalence of the three types of malnutrition in children from 0 to 59 months were 9.8% for underweight, 19.2% for stunting and 8.9% for wasting. Nevertheless, they presented spatial variations in the studied areas. The malnutrition incidence was higher in girls in Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest and Plateaux, compared to boys. In contrary to this, in Sangha the malnutrition incidence was detected higher in boys than in girls. The children of the households surveyed were victims of the three types of malnutrition. Overall, the main activity of the household surveyed had an influence on the nutritional status of the child. However, this influence varied according to the type of malnutrition.

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对刚果共和国北部地区农民、渔民和养鱼户5岁以下儿童的营养状况进行评估

本研究的目的是评估Sangha、Cuvette、Cuvette- west和Plateaux地区农民、渔民和养鱼户家庭中5岁以下儿童的营养状况。通过体重/年龄/身高指数对营养状况进行人体测量，确定了儿童营养状况与家庭主要活动之间的相关性。结果显示，0 ~ 59月龄儿童3种营养不良发生率分别为体重不足9.8%、发育迟缓19.2%和消瘦8.9%。然而，它们在研究区域呈现出空间差异。在Cuvette、Cuvette- west和Plateaux地区，女孩的营养不良发生率高于男孩。与此相反，在Sangha，男孩的营养不良发生率高于女孩。接受调查的家庭的儿童是三种营养不良的受害者。总的来说，接受调查的家庭的主要活动对儿童的营养状况有影响。然而，这种影响因营养不良的类型而异。

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