title: [Malnutrition and health status of children under five years old in the suburban zone of Niamey, Niger].
abstract: In June 1992 prior to a community-based screening campaign for malnourished children, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in a semi-urban area located ten kilometers from Niamey, the capital city of Niger. Nutritional data gathered from a representative sample of children under the age of 5 years were compared to corresponding data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Acute malnutrition among children under six months was 8%. In the sample as a whole, the rates acute and chronic malnutrition were 17.7% (13.4-22.0) and 28.7% (23.4-33.9) respectively with 4% accuracy. These rates were similar to those of a previous regional study made in 1990. Nutritional status was related to the identity of the caretaker. Mothers had a mean of 4.07 living children and 0.99 dead children. The study indicated a child mortality rate of 181 (136-225) per thousand. The primary anamnestic causes of death were diarrhea and measles. Malnutrition was the fifth cause of death. Twenty-two percent of children screened had been sick in the month preceding the study. Low cure rates of the malnourished at the nutritional center of Niamey (7.42%) and high level of chronic malnutrition underline the need for solutions better suited to semi-urban areas.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barennes
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Banos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garba
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002423:Cause of Death; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009548:Niger / Q000453:epidemiology; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018881:Suburban Health
vernacular_title: Malnutrition et état de santé des enfants âgés de moins de 5 ans en zone périurbaine de Niamey, Niger.