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• TITLE: Nutritional Status of Tuberculous Children Diagnosed and Treated in an Urban Area in DR Congo

  AUTHORS: Bafwafwa Ntumba Don Dieu, Kanteng A. Wakamb Gray, Mutombo Mulangu Augustin, Lukamba Mbuli Robert, Tshikamba Erick, Wembonyama Okitotsho Stanislas, Luboya Numbi Oscar

  KEYWORDS: Tuberculosis, Child, Nutritional Status, DR Congo

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.4 No.5, May 4, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Tuberculosis and malnutrition are major health problems in DR Congo, and children are particularly vulnerable. The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of malnutrition in tuberculous children in DR Congo and to identify the associated factors. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted, and concerned 22 Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Centers (TDTCs). It was carried out over a period from 2013 to 2015 and involved 717 tuberculosis children less than 15 years of age. Nutritional status was assessed on the basis of the values of the Z-score Weight for age (global malnutrition) according to the NCHS curves. Results: Tuberculosis incidence was 8.2%. The prevalence of underweight (