dc.contributor.author | Tungotyo, Martin | |
dc.contributor.author | Atwine, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Nanjebe, Deborah | |
dc.contributor.author | Hodges, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Situma, Martin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-31T09:10:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-31T09:10:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tungotyo, M., Atwine, D., Nanjebe, D., Hodges, A., & Situma, M. (2017). The prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among infants with cleft palate and/or lip at a hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC pediatrics, 17(1), 1-7. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1309 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among infants with Cleft palate and/or cleft lip (CP+/-L) at Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Uganda Hospital (CoRSU) in Uganda.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study done on infants with CP+/-L and their caretakers admitted between November 2013 and October 2014 at CoRSU hospital which was the study setting. A questionnaire was answered by the infants’ caretakers. The main outcome measure, malnutrition was defined and classified based on Z-scores obtained using the W.H.O Z calculator in which weights of the infants in kilograms and lengths in centimeters respectively were placed. The values obtained were expressed as a proportion using all enrolled infants with CP+/-L as denominator. Multivariable analysis was used to determine the risk factors.
Results: A total of 44 infants with CP+/-L were enrolled. Of these, 77% were below 4 months of age and 97.7% were immunized. The male-to-female ratio was 1.06:1. About 59% had unilateral CP+/-L. A total of 93.2% were delivered at term with 69.4% having a birth weight greater than 3 kg. Generally, 68% were malnourished, with the highest burden among females (71.4%), infants below 4 months (73.5%) and those with unilateral CP+/-L (77%). About 57% had moderate-to severe malnutrition. There was delayed supplementation to breast milk, with cow-milk as the main supplemental feed for all the infants. In the multivariable analysis, factors associated with malnutrition included, having caretakers lacking nutritional information post-delivery (OR = 3.8, p = 0.17), low birth weight (OR = 3.4, p = 0.20), and having less than 10 feeds/day (OR = 4.9, p = 0.09).
Conclusion: CP+/-L infants born in Uganda suffer a high-burden of malnutrition. Preventional strategies are needed with focus on proper feeding information. Research on cost-effective feeds, feeding methods and reasons behind gender disparities in these infants is also required | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC pediatrics | en_US |
dc.subject | Cleft palate | en_US |
dc.subject | Infant | en_US |
dc.subject | Malnutrition | en_US |
dc.title | The prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among infants with cleft palate and/or lip at a hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |