Effects of malnutrition among children in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia
Fynn-Sackey, Uty Ama; Abdul Salam , Mawiya (2015)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015061013081
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015061013081
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The purpose of this thesis is to verify and describe the effects of malnutrition among children in Sub Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. The research question was; what are the effects of malnutrition among children in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia?
The aim of this study was to find out and describe why developing countries are associated with malnutrition complications and the impact is having in the health and lives of children. Although rare in developed countries, malnutrition in children remains a menace in many developing countries. Malnutrition occurs most commonly in Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The effective management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a huge challenge in low resource healthcare locations.
The method of data collection was systematic literature review which means conducting a literature search, selecting data relevant to the purpose question, description of the data selected and analyzing the data. This review was based on books from Laurea University of Applied Science's library, Helsinki university library and previously conducted studies done through current articles, journals and web search. In addition, electronic search was also conducted through Laurea's electronic database NELLI.
From the findings it was reported that malnutrition among children in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia contribute to health problems such as malaria, enteric infectious diseases involving hundreds of millions of children in the world. Malnutrition among children leads to impairment in child development and academic achievement, and also affects the economy of the state. Lack of parental education about nutrition also plays a very important role in child's nutritional health.
The food industry, policy makers, and health care professionals will have an important role in changing practices and strengthening education and research to prevent malnutrition for current and future generations. More effective prevention and treatment of malnutrition is needed urgently in order to save lives.
Keywords: Malnutrition, children, effects of malnutrition
The aim of this study was to find out and describe why developing countries are associated with malnutrition complications and the impact is having in the health and lives of children. Although rare in developed countries, malnutrition in children remains a menace in many developing countries. Malnutrition occurs most commonly in Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The effective management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a huge challenge in low resource healthcare locations.
The method of data collection was systematic literature review which means conducting a literature search, selecting data relevant to the purpose question, description of the data selected and analyzing the data. This review was based on books from Laurea University of Applied Science's library, Helsinki university library and previously conducted studies done through current articles, journals and web search. In addition, electronic search was also conducted through Laurea's electronic database NELLI.
From the findings it was reported that malnutrition among children in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia contribute to health problems such as malaria, enteric infectious diseases involving hundreds of millions of children in the world. Malnutrition among children leads to impairment in child development and academic achievement, and also affects the economy of the state. Lack of parental education about nutrition also plays a very important role in child's nutritional health.
The food industry, policy makers, and health care professionals will have an important role in changing practices and strengthening education and research to prevent malnutrition for current and future generations. More effective prevention and treatment of malnutrition is needed urgently in order to save lives.
Keywords: Malnutrition, children, effects of malnutrition