Nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy in remote Sumba Island of Indonesia: a community-based key informants study.

Conclusions: The substantial-high burden of malnutrition among children with CP in remote Sumba Island highlights their vulnerability to poor health-related outcomes. There is an urgent need for nutritional rehabilitation services to avert such consequences among children with CP in low and middle-income countries like Indonesia. Implications for rehabilitation Malnutrition among children with cerebral palsy (CP) is alarmingly high in the remote Sumba island of Indonesia. Children with severe gross motor function limitations or spastic tri/quadriplegia had the most severe malnutrition. There is an urgent need for rehabilitation services including nutrition and feeding interventions for children with CP in low and middle-income countries like Indonesia.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 25, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jahan I, Muhit M, Hardianto D, Karim T, Al Imam MH, Das MC, Smithers-Sheedy H, Badawi N, Khandaker G Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research