Asociación entre desnutrición crónica y distensión abdominal en preescolares de Mizantéferi, sur-oeste de Etiopía
- Patricia Cobo Ginés 1
- I. Martín Turrero 1
- MD Marrodán Serrano 2
- JR Martínez Álvarez 3
- N. López Ejeda 3
- A.L. Villarino Marín 3
- R. Pedrero Tomé 2
- 1 Grupo de Investigación EPINUT (920325). Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. España
- 2 Dpto. de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución. Facultad de Biología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid/ Grupo de Investigación EPINUT (920325). Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. España
- 3 Sociedad Española de Dietética y Ciencias de la Alimentación/ Grupo de Investigación EPINUT (920325). Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. España
ISSN: 0211-6057
Year of publication: 2020
Volume: 40
Issue: 2
Pages: 39-46
Type: Article
More publications in: Nutrición clínica y dietética hospitalaria
Abstract
Introduction: Stunting is a public health problem that af-fects 155 million children under the age of five worldwide. Amalnourished child is more susceptible to infections such asintestinal parasites caused by helminths and protozoa. Thesediseases damage health status, contributing to the vicious cir-cle between malnutrition and infection. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyse therelationship between abdominal distension and growth retar-dation. Methods: The sample was 161 children aged 3-6 years at-tending a school in Mizantéferi, Ethiopia. They were classifiedaccording to height-for-age according to WHO growth refer-ences, as well as according to their degree of abdominal dis-tension. Results: There is an association (p < 0.005) betweengrowth retardation and abdominal distension. The changefrom mild to moderate or moderate to severe malnutrition in-creases the risk of abdominal distension 1.67 times (CI95%1.19 - 2.38). Conclusions: Abdominal distension is an easily recognizedindicator that warns of potential intestinal parasitosis.