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  • 标题:Urinary Tract Infection as a Predictor of Childhood Malnutrition in Southern Sindh, Pakistan
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  • 作者:Allah Bux Ghanghro ; Arshad Hussain Laghari
  • 期刊名称:Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
  • 印刷版ISSN:1680-5194
  • 电子版ISSN:1994-7984
  • 出版年度:2010
  • 卷号:9
  • 期号:8
  • 页码:819-821
  • DOI:10.3923/pjn.2010.819.821
  • 出版社:Asian Network for Scientific Information
  • 摘要:A cross-sectional study to examine the association of urinary tract infection (UTI) with protein-energy malnutrition and microcytic hypochromic anemia (Iron deficiency anemia) was conducted among children in southern sindh Pakistan. A total of 150 children aged up to 5 years were studied. The data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and laboratory analysis of blood and Urine samples. The results showed that 31.6% of the children were infected with Escherichia coli , while 56.5, 41.3 and 15.1% had significant underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively. Urinary tract infection with Escherichia coli was statistically identified as a strong predictor of significant wasting in this study population.
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