title: Humanitarian mission improves health conditions of schoolchildren in Ethiopia. the case of Adwa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to compare health conditions of schoolchildren receiving aids from the mission Kidane Mehret Integrated Project (KMIP) in the city of Adwa, Ethiopia, with the ones of the general population.
  
  
  METHODS
  From September, 2008, to November, 2008, 400 children were randomly selected in the school inside KMIP and in the one of Adi Abetu. In phase 1, a questionnaire was distributed to children's families. In phase 2, children underwent physical examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Girls from KMIP started weaning on average at 7.3+/-3.9 vs 8.3+/-4.7 months of the control group (p>0.05); boys from KMIP started weaning on average at 6.7+/-4.1 vs 8.7+/-5.1 months of the control group (p<0.01). Centiles for height for age, weight for age and BMI for age were significantly higher in girls attending KMIP compared to the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Merged data suggests the significant impact of KMIP on the schoolchildren of Adwa. Moreover, women and youngest children, usually the most discriminates, were the band of the society that benefited most from the aids coming from the mission.
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authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: V
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authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: del Bufalo
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authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bottaro
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authors.lastname: Caporale
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Del Volgo
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vena
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Pecoraro
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authors.lastname: Malamisura
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authors.lastname: De Angelis
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authors.lastname: Fasano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D008921:Religious Missions; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires