Assessment of Nutritional status of children with special needs

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1 Family Medicine department, Primary Health care Unit, Berket El-Sabae, Menoufia, Egypt

2 family medicine ,faculty of medicine ,Menoufia university

3 Family Medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt

4 lecturer of pediatrics, faculty of medicine, menoufia University

Abstract

Background: Many children in developing countries, inadequate nutrition is a disability-related. lack of adequate nutrition in pregnant mothers and young children leads to disabilities
Objective: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of children with special needs based on anthropometric measures and hemoglobin (Hb).
Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 208 children (aged six to fourteen, 92 males, and 116 females) in two special needs children's schools, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. The children studied were classified into two age groups (6-

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The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal
Volume 5, Issue 2
November 2021
Pages 20-32

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