Growth Chart Parameters, Risk Factors

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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comparison between growth chart parameters and different risk factors which can cause abnormal growth chart parameter

Detailed Description
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Infant growth is defined as a positive change in body size over a period of time, and it is a sensitive predictor of an individuals' health. An inappropriate growth pattern indicates nutritional disorders, chronic and infectious diseases in infants. Early growth rate is related to adulthood health, such that it is important to develop the concept of appropriate growth for parents, in other to detect children with abnormal growth rates, as soon as possible .Weight and height of preschool children are the most common anthropometric measurements, to investigate a child's growth rate. Weight is the simplest and most reliable anthropometric measurement, and may be used as an indicator of childhood infection. On the other hand, height summarizes various measures of nutritional conditions in the first two decades of a human's life. Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating home environments, which detrimentally affect their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.

Official Title
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Comparison Between Children Growth Chart Parameters and Their Abnormality Associated Risk Factors in Assiut Governorate

Conditions
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Growth Disorders

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All children attending primary health care units in Assiut governorate aged from one year to five year Exclusion Criteria: 1. congenital anomalies 2. chronic diseases (D.M , thyroid dysfunction)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 1 Year
Maximum Age: 5 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| children's in urban area<br>children's in this have good socioeconomic state, small family number, good hygiene | Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning<br>* taking healthy food which contain minerals, vitamins essential for normal growth<br>|
| children in rural area<br>children's in this have bad socioeconomic state, large family number, bad hygiene | Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning<br>* taking healthy food which contain minerals, vitamins essential for normal growth<br>|
| children in semi urban area<br>children's in this have bad socioeconomic state, small family number, bad hygiene | Behavioral: good feeding, cleaning<br>* taking healthy food which contain minerals, vitamins essential for normal growth<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| comparison of growth and development of children in different areas in Assiut governorate | by using WHO growth chart for weight and height parameter, if child weight and height in normal average or not | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| factors affecting growth and development of children in different areas in Assiut governorate | questionnaire about different factors that can affect child growth | through study completion, an average of 1 year |