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Health problems among preschool children attending two health centers in Mansoura, Egypt

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Public Health

Abstract

Background: Preschool children are among the most vulnerable segment of society, suffering from high rates of illnesses. The objective was to provide up-to date estimation of the prevalence of common health problems among preschool children. Additionally, to detect the sociodemographic predictors of these health problems Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study with analytic component conducted among preschool children who were attending two health centers in Mansoura, Egypt. An interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire was designed to collect data. Additional physical examination & laboratory investigations were done. Results: A total 400 studied children were included. Mean age was 31.1±12.4 months and 54.2% were males. The main health problems were parasitic infestations (58.5%), dental problems (51.8%), anemia (31.5%), overweight/obesity (25.8%), and underweight for age (23.8%). Predictors of anemia included age from 12 to

DOI

10.21608/ejcm.2022.139586.1221

Keywords

Health problems, pre-school children, Parasitic Infestation, Anemia, Obesity

Authors

First Name

Hend

Last Name

Gomaa

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Affiliation

Public Health & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , Mansoura University ,Mansoura, Egypt

Email

hendmagdy86@hotmail.com

City

Mansoura

Orcid

0000-0002-6910-0961

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Khafagi

MiddleName

Azmy

Affiliation

Public health & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University , Mansoura , Egypt

Email

makhafagi@hotmail.com

City

Mansoura

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First Name

Reham

Last Name

Warda

MiddleName

Sabry

Affiliation

Family medicine specialist

Email

drarehamwarda9@gmail.com

City

Mansoura

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Volume

41

Article Issue

1

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38607

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2022-05-19

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2023-01-01

Page Start

42

Page End

50

Print ISSN

1110-1865

Online ISSN

2090-2611

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https://ejcm.journals.ekb.eg/article_265299.html

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234

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The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine

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https://ejcm.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023