Zinc treatment to under-five children: applications to improve child survival and reduce burden of disease.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2008 Sep; 26(3): 356-65
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-621
ABSTRACT
Zinc is an essential micronutrient associated with over 300 biological functions. Marginal zinc deficiency states are common among children living in poverty and exposed to diets either low in zinc or high in phytates that compromise zinc uptake. These children are at increased risk of morbidity due to infectious diseases, including diarrhoea and respiratory infection. Children aged less than five years (under-five children) and those exposed to zinc-deficient diets will benefit from either daily supplementation of zinc or a 10 to 14-day course of zinc treatment for an episode of acute diarrhoea. This includes less severe illness and a reduced likelihood of repeat episodes of diarrhoea. Given these findings, the World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund now recommend that all children with an acute diarrhoeal illness be treated with zinc, regardless of aetiology. ICDDR.B scientists have led the way in identifying the benefits of zinc. Now, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh and the private sector, the first national scaling up of zinc treatment has been carried out. Important challenges remain in terms of reaching the poorest families and those living in remote areas of Bangladesh.
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Assunto principal:
Bangladesh
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Zinco
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Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
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Pré-Escolar
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Prevalência
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Resultado do Tratamento
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Health Popul Nutr
Assunto da revista:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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