An observational study in Malnutrition, Child and Arsenic Poisoning Chronic, sponsored by Assiut University. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 2 Years to 5 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-03-28.
Sponsored by Assiut University · Observational
Early life malnutrition is associated with later life health problems, Particularly Stunting, which is a height-for-age Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median.Underweight is weight-for-age Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median. Wasting is weight -for- height Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median.
prevalence of under-five stunting, wasting and underweight are 21% and , 8% and 6% respectively in Egyptian Demographic Health Survey 2014.
The main risk factors for growth restriction in children are maternal under nutrition during pregnancy, lack of exclusive breastfeeding, inappropriate complementary feeding and micronutrient intake and high prevalence of enteric infections. However, other environmental exposures may also play a role in growth restriction .
High concentrations of Arsenic, lead and cadmium in placenta are associated with poor fetal out come and low birth weight. Arsenic crosses the placenta causing suppression of insulin-Like Growth Factor 1.
When breastfeeding is exclusive, infants are unlikely to be exposed to Arsenic by other routes of exposure such as external foods, drinking water and foods made at home using Arsenic contaminated water.
Rational of the study. Improvement of under-five nutritional status is a global target. Although the exposure to arsenic has increased globally, it's impact on nutritional status has seldom been investigated.
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under five children attending Assiut university Children Hospital
female children from 2 to 5 years
Exclusion Criteria:
Severely ill children other than severely malnourished.
children from 2 to 5 years with malnutrition
Diagnostic Test: arsenic exposure
children from 2 to 5 years without malnutrition
Diagnostic Test: arsenic exposure
analysis of hair samples for Arsenic using Agilent graphite tube atomizer 120
Chronic Arsenic Exposure of Under Five Children
Hair samples collected from participating children will be analyzed for Arsenic using Agilent graphite tube atomizer (GTA) 120
Time frame: one year
weight measurement
weight in kilograms will be measured to all participating children
Time frame: one year
height measurement
height in meters will be measured to all participating children
Time frame: one year
Plan to share: Undecided
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Arsenic Poisoning
Assiut University