Urinary Tract Infection as a Predictor of Childhood Malnutrition in Southern Sindh, Pakistan


Authors

  • Allah Bux Ghanghro Institute of Biochemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Arshad Hussain Laghari Institute of Biochemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2010.819.821

Keywords:

Iron deficiency anaemia, malnutrition, urinary tract infection

Abstract

A cross-sectional study to examine the association of urinary tract infection (UTI) with protein-energy malnutrition and microcytic hypochromic anemia (Iron deficiency anemia) was conducted among children in southern sindh Pakistan. A total of 150 children aged up to 5 years were studied. The data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and laboratory analysis of blood and Urine samples. The results showed that 31.6% of the children were infected with Escherichia coli, while 56.5, 41.3 and 15.1% had significant underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively. Urinary tract infection with Escherichia coli was statistically identified as a strong predictor of significant wasting in this study population.

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Published

15.07.2010

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 8 (2010)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Ghanghro, A. B., & Laghari, A. H. (2010). Urinary Tract Infection as a Predictor of Childhood Malnutrition in Southern Sindh, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 9(8), 819–821. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2010.819.821