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Insights Nutr Metab 2017
Volume 1 Issue 3
Nutrition World 2017
Page 76
September 11-12, 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland
15
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World Congress on
Advances in Nutrition, Food Science & Technology
Insights Nutr Metab 2017
NutritionalAssessment of ChildrenwithSickle
Cell Diseases in Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital
Osei Bonsu Tracy, F.C. Robertson-Mills, Charles Appery, Agartha
N. Ohemeng
Tracy Osei Bonsu, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, Ghana
Background:
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a long term
haemolytic disease mostly associated with impaired
growth, delayed maturation and poor nutrition status. It is
also one of the major contributing factors for childhood
mortality.
Objective:
The study aimed to assess the nutritional
status of children with sickle cell diseases using dietary
intakes, anthropometric measurements and biochemical
markers.
Methods:
A cross sectional study was conducted on
100 children with sickle cell diseases aged 3- 12 years
at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Twenty-four hour
dietary recall and food frequency questionnaire were used
to assess dietary intake. Serum protein, albumin and
ferritin as well as full blood count were used to assess
biochemical status. Weight, height and Mid-Upper-
Arm-Circumference were used to calculate Body Mass
Index (BMI), weight-for-age (percentile), height-for-age
(percentile), BMI-for-age (percentile) and MUAC-for-age
(percentile).
Main findings:
The mean intake of iron was 5.9±3.0
mg/d, zinc was 5.1±3.0 mg/d, and vitamin A was 107 ±
112.4, while vitamin E was 4.2±2.9 for the children with
SCD. Calories were 852 ± 342.3 kcal while protein was
25.0 ± 10.7g/d. Low BMI-for-age, MUAC-for-age, weight-
for-age and height-for-age were observed in 40%, 37%,
22%, and 69% of the children, respectively.
Conclusion/ Recommendation:
There was significant
association (p = 0.00, r = 0.64) between vitamin B12 and
the Red Blood Cell count. Thus, there was inadequate
nutritional intake of the children that were assessed. It
is therefore recommended that a longitudinal study be
conducted on children with sickle cell diseases to assess
the actual nutritional requirements of children with SCD.
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