A Study of Some Nutritional and Health Problems Associated with Some Nutrients in Infants in the City of Alexandria

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Home economic , faculty of agriculture, Alexandria university

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This study mainly aimed to study some nutritional and health problems associated with feeding infants in Alexandria, and the sample consisted of 300 infants aged 12،18 months. The general characteristics of the children were identified, the anthropometric were evaluated for the children in the study sample. The nutrition included the type of breastfeeding and solid and semi-solid complementary foods and drinks, nutritional supplements during the breastfeeding period, recording the level of hemoglobin in the blood of the children of the study sample and obtained from health centers and hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population, , studying the manifestations and demands of growth related to taking vitamin D and also identifying the incidence of food allergy And the health problems that children suffer from, a t-test was conducted to identify the differences between the gender of the child (male or female) and each of the variables (current weight, height, hemoglobin, growth features, health problems).
The results indicated that the sample included 53.7% of females compared to 46.3% of males. For infants ages ranging between 12 months (37%) and 18 months (63%), and when studying anthropometric measures, it was found that there were cases of stunting when studying height for age. Also, when studying weight for age, it was found that there were infants who suffer from underweight according to the standard growth levels of the World Health Organization. When studying infant nutrition, it was found that 77.3% of the infants had moderate nutrition, only 2% were well nourished, and the rest (20.7%) were poorly nourished. The results show that nearly a third of the sample (30%) suffer from severe anemia, compared to 24% who suffer from mild anemia, and the remaining 46% have moderate anemia. The results also indicated that there is no deficiency in the level of thyroid hormone (thyroxine). In the sample, when studying the health problems, it was found that more than half of the sample (58.6%) had health problems to a large or moderate degree, when infants are exposed to as well as food allergies, the results indicated that more than half of the sample (59%) suffer from allergies. All of them are allergic to dairy.

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal
Volume 43, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
JULY-SEPTEMBER
September 2022
Pages 1111-1129

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