Nutritional status of children under five in three state foster care institutions in Sri Lanka.
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2006-06-22
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This study evaluated the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in children under five years (n = 52), in three randomly selected, State operated foster care institutions in Sri Lanka. The prevalence of PEM, was (51.9%), underweight (63.5%) and wasting (25.0%) was found to be considerably higher than the national prevalence (13.5%, 29.4%, 14.0%, respectively). Based on this preliminary evidence, it is recommended that a study representative of all institutionalised children in both State and private facilities be conducted to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements to institutional care in Sri Lanka.
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The Ceylon Medical Journal.
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Jayasekera CR. Nutritional status of children under five in three state foster care institutions in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2006 Jun; 51(2): 63-5