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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence of xerophthalmia among malnourished children in rural Ethiopia
International Ophthalmology, Volume 33, No. 5, Year 2013
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To assess the prevalence of eye disease among malnourished children in a rural Ethiopian health center and evaluate correlations between xerophthalmia and grades of malnutrition. A retrospective, cross-sectional survey. An institution-based cross-sectional prospective study was performed at Bushulo Health Center in rural south Ethiopia and included all children age 6 months to 14 years receiving care for malnourishment from June 1st to July 30th, 2008. Data collection involved a combination of interviews with caretakers, ocular examination by a pediatric ophthalmologist and anthropometric measurements. One hundred and seventy-three children (average age at examination 2.9 ± 0.2 years) were treated for malnutrition (97 female, 76 male). One hundred and forty-nine patients had moderate malnutrition (86.03 %) and 24 had severe malnutrition (13.9 %). The following eye diseases were diagnosed - trachoma (12.1 %), blepharitis (13.3 %) and xerophthalmia (20.8 %). Severely malnourished children were more likely to suffer from xerophthalmia than moderately malnourished children (p < 0.0001). When comparing anthropometric measurements to the diagnosis of xerophthalmia, only weight percentile showed significance (p = 0.008). Xerophthalmia is a common global cause of pediatric blindness and is highly correlated with severe malnutrition. Continued efforts are necessary to improve nutrition and outcomes in these patients. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Authors & Co-Authors
Moore, Daniel B.
United States, Durham
Duke Eye Center
Shirefaw, Wogen
Ethiopia, Awassa
Hawassa University
Tomkins-Netzer, Oren
United Kingdom, London
Moorfields Eye Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Guildford
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Eshete, Zebiba
Ethiopia, Awassa
Hawassa University
Netzer-Tomkins, Hila
Israel, Haifa
Carmel Medical Center
Ben-Zion, Itay
Israel, Tel Aviv-yafo
Tel Aviv University
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10792-013-9715-9
ISSN:
01655701
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Grounded Theory
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia
Participants Gender
Male
Female