Adetokunbo (2003) stated the
following as ways to correct/prevent kwashiorkor:
following as ways to correct/prevent kwashiorkor:
·
Prevention consist in providing the child
sufficient balanced dietary source of protein and energy.
Prevention consist in providing the child
sufficient balanced dietary source of protein and energy.
·
Improving diets and control of nutritional
disorders
Improving diets and control of nutritional
disorders
·
Avoiding closely spaced or especially during pregnancy
Avoiding closely spaced or especially during pregnancy
·
Controlling infections, especially HIV/AIDS
Controlling infections, especially HIV/AIDS
·
Caring for the old and sick
Caring for the old and sick
·
Ensure good nutrition for pregnant mothers
Ensure good nutrition for pregnant mothers
·
Promote breast feeding / continuous feeding of
children
Promote breast feeding / continuous feeding of
children
·
Prepare and store food correctly and avoid
harmful and inappropriate foods
Prepare and store food correctly and avoid
harmful and inappropriate foods
According to Alakija
(2000), the following can be helpful in correcting kwashiorkor:
(2000), the following can be helpful in correcting kwashiorkor:
·
Improvement in diet / health education to
encourage eating of foliate rich food possible not too well cooked.
Improvement in diet / health education to
encourage eating of foliate rich food possible not too well cooked.
·
Corrections of conditions that will lead to iron
loss e.g. haemorrhage, hookworm infection.
Corrections of conditions that will lead to iron
loss e.g. haemorrhage, hookworm infection.
·
Food fortification e.g. iron fortified body
food.
Food fortification e.g. iron fortified body
food.
·
Iron supplement to numerable group.
Iron supplement to numerable group.
·
Vitamins, traits should be given to children. Health
education on dietary habit e.g. vegetarian diet.
Vitamins, traits should be given to children. Health
education on dietary habit e.g. vegetarian diet.
References
Adetokumbo, O. L. (2003). Short text book of public health (4th ed.). Ibadan: University of Ibadan Press.
Alakija D. (2000). The
Corneil illustrated encyclopaedia of
health (1st ed.). Lagos: Bradley Graphica
Corneil illustrated encyclopaedia of
health (1st ed.). Lagos: Bradley Graphica
