Early signs of malnutrition: a child's weight, the location of its point in a KMS, substantially below the red line (BGM). Ask for advice to the cadre or medical personnel if the child's weight more than 3 months and hold down (not up).
Clinical symptoms of malnutrition and famine, among others, the patient became reddish color hair, emaciated body, wrapped in skin and bones nearly (marasmus). If clinical symptoms are not handled properly, people with more distended abdomen and swollen feet (kwashiorkor).
The signs of marasmus children (less calories)
(1) Children looked very thin, just bones wrapped in leather, and butt wrinkles. (2) face is like an old man (monkey face). (3) Skin wrinkles, dry and dull. (4) thin hair, redness, and easily removed. (5) Children whiny and fussy.
The signs of kwashiorkor children (less protein)
(1) Swelling (edema) in almost all the body, especially your back and legs. (2) round and puffy face (moon face). (3) The eyes dull and glazed. (4) hair is thin, rare, and easily removed. (5) There is a red-black spots on the skin, sometimes peeling. (6) whiny, fussy, and "apathy".
Response
(1) Mother provides a variety of foods in small portions and often to children as needed and instructions on how the provision of food from the hospital / doctor / clinic.
(2) When the infants treated, pay attention to the food provided. Then, continue at home.
(3) Give only breastmilk, if the baby is less than 4 months old.
(4) Try to be weaned after the age of 2 years
(5) Give complementary foods (porridge, fruit, biscuits, etc..) For babies over 4 months and gradually give according to age.
For prevention
(1) Weigh each month to a neighborhood health center infants
(2) Report to health care workers on the development of child health and child's weight.
0 comments:
Post a Comment