Ogbeide O, Osuhor P C
Trop Doct. 1984 Oct;14(4):178-80. doi: 10.1177/004947558401400413.
A morbidity and mortality survey was carried out amongst 196 malnourished children attending the Nutrition Unit, Ministry of Health, Owina Street, Benin City, Nigeria, between January 1971 and December 1973 (morbidity) and also between October 1974 and March 1975 (mortality). Gastrointestinal disorders (77, 39.3%) and measles (67, 34.2%) predominated in both morbidity and mortality patterns. In all, 30 (15.3%) of these children died, and kwashiorkor contributed 14 (46.7%) of this total. The age group of the majority of the sick and dead children was 1-2 years, which is within the traditional weaning age of Nigerian children. Immunization of children and their mothers at appropriate times, coupled with sound nutrition and health education to their mothers, will go a long way towards ensuring the good health and welfare of our children.
1971年1月至1973年12月期间（发病率调查）以及1974年10月至1975年3月期间（死亡率调查），对尼日利亚贝宁城奥维纳街卫生部营养科收治的196名营养不良儿童进行了发病率和死亡率调查。胃肠道疾病（77例，占39.3%）和麻疹（67例，占34.2%）在发病率和死亡率模式中均占主导地位。这些儿童中共有30名（占15.3%）死亡，其中夸希奥科病导致了14例（占总数的46.7%）。大多数患病和死亡儿童的年龄组为1至2岁，这处于尼日利亚儿童的传统断奶年龄范围内。在适当的时候对儿童及其母亲进行免疫接种，同时对其母亲进行合理的营养和健康教育，将大大有助于确保我们儿童的健康和福利。
