了解瓜地马拉儿童在COVID-19之前和期间的恢复时间
Morgan E Braxton1, Kim L Larson2, Carlos R Melendez2
1Arizona State University, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698, United States.
Global pediatrics
|June 27, 2023
概括
危地马拉中心的儿童营养不良恢复率在COVID-19大流行期间没有显著差异. 然而,疫情期间入院的儿童体重增加和出院体重更好,这表明尽管存在挑战,但护理改善.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 儿童营养学 儿童营养学
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
背景情况:
- 儿童营养不良仍然是一个重大的全球健康挑战.
- 营养康复中心 (NRC) 在治疗严重营养不良方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 全球范围内,COVID-19大流行影响了医疗保健的获取和提供.
研究的目的:
- 评估危地马拉儿童在COVID-19大流行之前和期间的营养不良恢复情况.
- 为了比较恢复指标,并确定影响结果的因素.
主要方法:
- 在危地马拉的NRC中对156名儿童的回顾性图表审查 (126名COVID前,30名COVID后发病).
- 收集的数据包括人口统计,营养不良的严重程度,人体测量和治疗方法 (阿莫西西林,等). ) 的情况.
- 恢复时间和体重增加是主要结果指标.
主要成果:
- 平均恢复时间没有显著差异 (约. 5.65周) 在COVID前和后的队列之间.
- 在COVID-19发病后入院的儿童体重增加和出院体重显著增加.
- 氨基西林使用与更长的恢复时间 (>6周) 有关.
结论:
- 在这个危地马拉队伍中,COVID-19大流行并没有显著改变营养不良的恢复时间.
- 流行病后体重增加的改善可能与护理或样本特征的变化有关.
- 建议对社会文化因素进行进一步的研究,以优化营养恢复.
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