Question

give 5 hypothesis of about malnutrition

Answer 1

explain the phenomenon of “stunting”?

It is a very common form of malnutrition associated with children being undersized (also known as growth retardation). The small size is not in itself a problem unless it is associated, as is often the case, with poor cognitive development.

2. What are the main causes?

There are two types of causes – those associated with a mother’s pregnancy and those associated with a child’s care from 0 to 2 years. Regarding pregnancy, difficulties and diseases encountered by an expecting mother can lead to premature birth or delayed fetal growth within the uterus. These two problems can increase the risk of stunting.

3. Are there specific treatments to improve the health of children suffering from stunting?

Thirteen simple public health measures have been proven capable of reducing the problem of stunting by a third. Most of these measures are of a preventive nature.

4. Can similar treatments for children with significantly reduced growth be used regardless of worldwide location?

This is just what our research project may show. The forms that growth stunting takes in Africa, Asia and South America involve different approaches, something that has not yet been fully considered by the WHO.

5. What is the hypothesis put forward by Tdh on this subject?

The very high prevalence of stunting in South Asia may have a paradoxical resilient effect in children, protecting them against mortality from acute malnutrition – but at the cost of non-fatal growth retardation, specifically stunted physical and cognitive development.

Answer 2

Childhood malnutrition is spatially structured and rates remain very high in the provinces that rely on the mining industry and comparable to the level seen in Eastern provinces under conflicts. Even in provinces such as Bas-Congo that produce foods, childhood malnutrition is higher probably because of the economic decision to sell more than the population consumes. Improving maternal and child nutritional status is a prerequisite for achieving MDG 4, to reduce child mortality rate in the DRC.