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Pediatrics & Therapeutics
ISSN: 2161-0665
Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology 2018
March 21-22, 2018
16
th
Annual World Congress on
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Annual World Congress on
March 21-22, 2018 | New York, USA
PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC NUTRITION,
GASTROENTEROLOGY & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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Effectiveness of zinc supplementation as prophylaxis for stunting in children: An evidence-based case
report
Rahmah Amran
University of Indonesia, Indonesia
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tunting is one of many health issues in children that has been a great burden for so many years. Stunting is highly associated with
malnutrition. It can lead to a number of disorders, including defect of immune system, infections, and impairment of cognitive
development which increase the rate of morbidity and mortality in patients with stunting and malnutrition. It has been postulated
that zinc supplementation has a potential use for prevention of stunting in children. Unfortunately, the results were inconsistent over
studies. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in preventing the incidence of stunting
in children under two years old. The literature search was done through several scientific databases, including PubMed, Cochrane,
EBSCO, and Science Direct. A total of two randomized controlled trial (RCT) were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Further assessment was done to evaluate its validity, importance and applicability using worksheet that is suitable for therapeutic
studies. According to the articles assessed, it was found that there was no significant effect of zinc supplementation in preventing the
occurrence of stunting in children. The increase of height in both control and experiment group were comparable. The conclusion is
zinc supplementation given for children under two years old is considered to be clinically ineffective for the prevention of stunting.
amranrahmah@gmail.comPediatr Ther 2018, Volume: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665-C1-049