Arab Republic of Egypt Nutrition Status Survey II, 1980

摘要

After a 1978 nutrition survey conducted in six rural areas of Egypt showed only a low prevalence of acute undernutrition in preschool children, a follow-up survey was conducted in 1980 in two of the six areas. The results of the second survey, which unlike the first was conducted during a time of high seasonal diarrheal illness, are herein reported. Comparisons are made between the two surveys regarding: the prevalence and distribution of acute and chronic undernutrition among children with and without recent acute diarrheal disease; the prevalence and distribution of anemia and of clinical signs of micronutrient deficiencies; and duration and patterns of breastfeeding and weaning. The use of oral rehydration therapy is also examined.