title: Supplementary feeding of malnourished children in northern Iraq.
abstract: The effectiveness of the supplementary feeding programme for malnourished children aged 6 months to 3 years in Dohuk province, northern Iraq was evaluated. The enrolment criterion was child weight > or = 2 standard deviations below standard weight-for-age. Children enrolled in the programme in January 2001 were followed over 7 months. Children received high-protein high-energy biscuits in the first month and a monthly child ration for preparing soyabean mix throughout. Their families received food rations in the first 4 months. Improvement was noticed for all children, particularly in the first month. Problems with the rations and within the growth monitoring units resulted in significant drop-out. Use of standard growth charts may be a way to overcome this problem. High-protein biscuits should be distributed throughout instead of the mix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Dohuk, Dohuk, Iraq.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Agha
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005522:Food Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013025:Glycine max
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins