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Contribution of Therapeutic Foods to the Nutritional Care of Malnourished Children in West Africa

Léa Kilô Adam Bayala-Yaї*,  Philippe Augustin Nikièma,  Jacques Simpore
Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 3)
Received: 19 April 2024     Accepted: 8 May 2024     Published: 24 May 2024
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Undernutrition is the most common form of malnutrition in West Africa, particularly in countries in the Sahel region. It constitutes a major public health problem in Africa and in the world. Caused by deficiency of one or more nutrients, undernutrition remains a major concern around the world and especially in the West African region where it contributes to a high number of deaths in children under five. It denotes an insufficient supply of energy and nutrients to meet an individual's needs for good health. Moreover, there are more and more centers specialized in nutritional care to help solve the problem of undernutrition in children. Thenceforward, knowledge of the current situation will allow better actions to overcome this form of malnutrition which grieves many families in our African regions and particularly in West Africa. This review reports on the nutritional care of malnourished children in West Africa. To do this, scientific databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar were used to extract publications on the nutritional care of malnourished children. The data are analyzed to assess the management of cases of undernutrition in West Africa. These results can serve as a basis for better care of malnourished children in countries with limited resources, including those in West Africa.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20241303.14
Page(s) 90-101
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Therapeutic Food, Undernutrition, Child, Care, West Africa

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  abstract = {Undernutrition is the most common form of malnutrition in West Africa, particularly in countries in the Sahel region. It constitutes a major public health problem in Africa and in the world. Caused by deficiency of one or more nutrients, undernutrition remains a major concern around the world and especially in the West African region where it contributes to a high number of deaths in children under five. It denotes an insufficient supply of energy and nutrients to meet an individual's needs for good health. Moreover, there are more and more centers specialized in nutritional care to help solve the problem of undernutrition in children. Thenceforward, knowledge of the current situation will allow better actions to overcome this form of malnutrition which grieves many families in our African regions and particularly in West Africa. This review reports on the nutritional care of malnourished children in West Africa. To do this, scientific databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar were used to extract publications on the nutritional care of malnourished children. The data are analyzed to assess the management of cases of undernutrition in West Africa. These results can serve as a basis for better care of malnourished children in countries with limited resources, including those in West Africa.
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T1  - Contribution of Therapeutic Foods to the Nutritional Care of Malnourished Children in West Africa

AU  - Léa Kilô Adam Bayala-Yaї
AU  - Philippe Augustin Nikièma
AU  - Jacques Simpore
Y1  - 2024/05/24
PY  - 2024
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20241303.14
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20241303.14
T2  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
JF  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
JO  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
SP  - 90
EP  - 101
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2327-2716
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20241303.14
AB  - Undernutrition is the most common form of malnutrition in West Africa, particularly in countries in the Sahel region. It constitutes a major public health problem in Africa and in the world. Caused by deficiency of one or more nutrients, undernutrition remains a major concern around the world and especially in the West African region where it contributes to a high number of deaths in children under five. It denotes an insufficient supply of energy and nutrients to meet an individual's needs for good health. Moreover, there are more and more centers specialized in nutritional care to help solve the problem of undernutrition in children. Thenceforward, knowledge of the current situation will allow better actions to overcome this form of malnutrition which grieves many families in our African regions and particularly in West Africa. This review reports on the nutritional care of malnourished children in West Africa. To do this, scientific databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar were used to extract publications on the nutritional care of malnourished children. The data are analyzed to assess the management of cases of undernutrition in West Africa. These results can serve as a basis for better care of malnourished children in countries with limited resources, including those in West Africa.

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  • Léa Kilô Adam Bayala-Yaї

    Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LABIOGENE), Department of Biochemistry-Microbiology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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  • Philippe Augustin Nikièma

    Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LABIOGENE), Department of Biochemistry-Microbiology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surveillance of Food Transmissible Agents (LaBESTA), Department of Biochemistry-Microbiology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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  • Jacques Simpore

    Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LABIOGENE), Department of Biochemistry-Microbiology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Center of Biomolecular Research Pietro Annigoni (CERBA) 01, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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    http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0415-9161

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