RESEARCH JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
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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
https://doi.org/10.31248/RJFSN2020.096 | Article Number: 81D6C8201 | Vol.5 (3) - June 2020
Received Date: 03 June 2020 | Accepted Date: 29 June 2020 | Published Date: 30 June 2020
Authors: Germain MABOSSY-MOBOUNA* and Aubry Babain LOUBELO
Keywords: malnutrition, Congo, nutritional status., children
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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