Growth Chart Parameters, Risk Factors
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
comparison between growth chart parameters and different risk factors which can cause abnormal growth chart parameter
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Detailed Description
Infant growth is defined as a positive change in body size over a period of time, and it is a sensitive predictor of an individuals' health. An inappropriate growth pattern indicates nutritional disorders, chronic and infectious diseases in infants. Early growth rate is related to adulthood health, such that it is important to develop the concept of appropriate growth for parents, in other to detect children with abnormal growth rates, as soon as possible .Weight and height of preschool children are the most common anthropometric measurements, to investigate a child's growth rate. Weight is the simplest and most reliable anthropometric measurement, and may be used as an indicator of childhood infection. On the other hand, height summarizes various measures of nutritional conditions in the first two decades of a human's life. Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating home environments, which detrimentally affect their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
|---|---|
| children's in urban area children's in this have good socioeconomic state, small family number, good hygiene |
Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning
taking healthy food which contain minerals, vitamins essential for normal growth
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| children in rural area children's in this have bad socioeconomic state, large family number, bad hygiene |
Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning
taking healthy food which contain minerals, vitamins essential for normal growth
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| children in semi urban area children's in this have bad socioeconomic state, small family number, bad hygiene |
Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning
taking healthy food which contain minerals, vitamins essential for normal growth
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- comparison of growth and development of children in different areas in Assiut governorate [through study completion, an average of 1 year]
by using WHO growth chart for weight and height parameter, if child weight and height in normal average or not
Secondary Outcome Measures
- factors affecting growth and development of children in different areas in Assiut governorate [through study completion, an average of 1 year]
questionnaire about different factors that can affect child growth
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All children attending primary health care units in Assiut governorate aged from one year to five year
Exclusion Criteria:
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- congenital anomalies 2. chronic diseases (D.M , thyroid dysfunction)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Assiut University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Growth chart, Risk factors