Author(s)

Mohamed Lamine Diallo^1*, Mamadou Ciré Barry², M’mah Aminata Bangoura³, Louis Philippe Diffo¹, Mamadouba Bangoura³, Fatoumata Sacko⁴, Telly Sy⁵

¹Pediatric Urgencies, Donka National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
²Pediatric Department, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
³Institute of Nutrition and Child Health (INSE), Conakry, Guinea.
⁴Boulbinet Health Center, Conakry, Guine.
⁵Gynecology-Obstetrics Department, Hôpital National Ignace Deen, Conakry, Guinea.

Introduction: Malnutrition is a pathological state resulting from the relative deficiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients, whether manifested clinically or detected only by biochemical, anthropometric or physiological analyses. The overall objective was to assess the quality of management of acute malnutrition in children aged 0 - 24 months at the Boulbinet health center. Methodology: This was a prospective descriptive study lasting six (06) months from May 5 to October 5, 2018. The study included all children aged 0 to 24 months. Results: Acute malnutrition in children aged 0 - 24 months accounted for 2.11% of cases. The sex ratio was 1.41 in favor of males. The mean age of our patients was 5 months 7 days, with extremes of 1 month and 6 months. The majority came from Ra toma (40.24%). Exclusive breastfeeding was most common (54.02%). The main clinical signs were: pallor 49.42%, diarrhea 46.67, oral lesions37.96%. SAM represented 89.66% and MAM 10.34%. Most associated pathologies: anemia 49.42% and oral candidiasis 37.93%. In terms of outcome, we recorded 56.32% cures, 20.69% deaths, 18.39% dropouts and 4.60% cures. Conclusion: Improving the quality of care for malnourished children aged 0 - 24 months requires raising awareness among mothers and the general public of the consequences of malnutrition.

Management, Acute Malnutrition, Center, Boulbinet

Diallo, M. , Barry, M. , Bangoura, M. , Diffo, L. , Bangoura, M. , Sacko, F. and Sy, T. (2024) Management of Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 0 to 24 Months Boulbinet Health Center. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 14, 122-131. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2024.141013.