A COMPARATIVE STUDY ABOUT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION HOSPITALIZED IN THE PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DAVID BERNARDINO
1ST TRIMESTER 2017 & 1ST TRIMESTER 2018

Ângela Alexandre Lucas Figueiredo 
Guilherme Tango Zacarias 

ABSTRACT
Nowadays, maybe we might place the malnutrition into the group of neglected diseases in the country, as it has never been part of discussions as a problem affecting the families, mainly those with low incomes. The main aim of this study is to identify the number of children suffering from severe malnutrition and related pathologies, at the nutrition department of the Paediatric Hospital David Bernardino between the 1st Semesters of 2017 and 2018. The study is descriptive and a comparative one, in terms of gender there is a steadiness in the number and periods in question, even though there is a slight predominance of the male. During the period of study, it was witnessed that most of the children were from 0 – 4 years of age. According to what could be observed, most of the children suffering from this problem and its related pathologies are from Maianga, Samba, Viana and Cacuaco (Luanda municipalities). However, 473 cases were registered in 2017 and 477 cases of the same period in 2018, a rise of deaths ranging the 100%, which constitutes a concern of 41 to 83. Still, according to the observations made the severe malnutrition kills less when compared to the severe malnutrition related to other pathologies. As conclusion, children suffering from malnutrition and related diseases need intensive medical care, given their physical and immunological conditions and ponder the nutrition department of the Hospital as the second emergency.
Keywords: Severe malnutrition, Related pathologies, Caring.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ABOUT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION HOSPITALIZED IN THE PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DAVID BERNARDINO 1ST TRIMESTER 2017 &amp; 1ST TRIMESTER 2018

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ABOUT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION HOSPITALIZED IN THE PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DAVID BERNARDINO 1ST TRIMESTER 2017 &amp; 1ST TRIMESTER 2018

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ABOUT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION HOSPITALIZED IN THE PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DAVID BERNARDINO 1ST TRIMESTER 2017 & 1ST TRIMESTER 2018