[Increase in number of admissions and increased mortality due to malnutrition in children in Paramaribo].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the extent and severity of malnutrition in children in the last 10 years in 's Lands Hospitaal.


METHODS
Paramaribo, Surinam.


METHODS
Retrospective descriptive study.


METHODS
Data were collected from the medical files of children admitted because of malnutrition, by completing a standard questionnaire.


RESULTS
The number of children hospitalized because of malnutrition increased markedly from fewer than 20 per year in the period 1985-1990 to 142 in 1994. The increase involved both sexes, all age groups and all ethnic groups. The number of children who died from malnutrition increased from a maximum of two per year before 1993 to 18 in 1994.


CONCLUSIONS
The increase of admissions because of malnutrition and the increase of the corresponding mortality are the consequences of the deteriorated socioeconomic situation in Surinam.
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO) Preventie en Gezondheid, Leiden.
Mopurgo
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Sietaram
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Hirasing
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013532:Suriname / Q000453:epidemiology
Toename van het aantal opnamen en meer sterfte vanwege ondervoeding bij kinderen in Paramaribo.