État des lieux de la malnutrition à l’Hôpital Saint Camille de 2007 à 2017

Abstract

Malnutrition is a major public health problem in Burkina Faso. The objective of this study was to assess the management of malnutrition at the Centre de Récupération et d’Éducation Nutritionnelle (CREN) of Hôpital Saint Camille de Ouagadougou (HOSCO) from 2007 to 2017. This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection from 5,030 malnourished children, from January 2007 to December 2017. Data were interpreted using WHO 2006 standards. The study population consisted of 54.51% (2742/5030) girls and the age range of 06-23 months (86.27%) was the most represented. Clinical manifestations were dominated by fever (58.11%). The most common complication was diarrhea (47.40%). Wasting (weight/height: WHZ) was found in 82.23% (3707/4508) including 52.75% (2378/4508) for the severe form; growth retardation (height/age: HAZ) in 50.27% (2484/4941) and underweight (weight/age: WAZ) 87.92% (4285/4874). There was a statistically significant difference between WHZ-entry and WHZ-exit (P=0.001) and between WAZ-entry and WAZ-exit (P=0.001). Cure rates of 92.63% (1434/1548) and death rates of 2.84% (44/1548) were recorded. The cure rate in the study, which is higher than the minimum acceptable rate of 75% set at the national level, attests to the quality of care and nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished children at Hôpital Saint Camille de Ouagadougou.