Acute and chronic malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies have been found in refugee camp populations. In southeastern Nepal, despite consistent access by refugees to general rations, certain micronutrient deficiencies have posed a substantial health burden to the approximately 100,000 Bhutanese residing in seven refugee camps. Limited food diversity, frequent illness, and poor feeding practices have been cited as underlying causes of poor nutritional status in this population. Annual surveys to assess levels of acute malnutrition (i.e., wasting) and chronic malnutrition (i.e., stunting) have been conducted in these camps by the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); however, the capacity to reliably evaluate micronutrient deficiencies has not existed locally in the camps. In January 2007, AMDA and CDC, at the request of UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP), conducted a nutritional survey of children aged 6-59 months, assessing 1) the prevalence of acute malnutrition, chronic malnutrition, underweight, anemia, and angular stomatitis (i.e., riboflavin deficiency); 2) the cumulative incidence of diarrhea and acute respiratory illness (ARI); and 3) the feeding practices of the children's mothers. This report describes the results of that survey, which indicated that, although acute malnutrition was found in only 4.2% of the children, chronic malnutrition was found in 26.9% and anemia in 43.3%. These findings underscore the importance of monitoring both malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies and addressing the underlying causes of nutritional deficits.

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在难民营人口中发现了急性和慢性营养不良和微量营养素缺乏症。在尼泊尔东南部,尽管难民不断获得普通口粮,但某些微量营养素缺乏给居住在七个难民营中的大约100,000名不丹人带来了沉重的健康负担。食物多样性有限,疾病频发和饮食习惯不佳被认为是该人群营养状况不佳的根本原因。亚洲医生协会 (AMDA) 和联合国难民事务高级专员 (难民署) 在这些营地进行了年度调查,以评估急性营养不良 (即消瘦) 和慢性营养不良 (即发育迟缓) 的水平; 然而,营地当地不存在可靠评估微量营养素缺乏的能力。在2007年1月,AMDA和CDC应难民署和世界粮食计划署 (WFP) 的要求,对6-59个月大的儿童进行了营养调查,评估1) 急性营养不良,慢性营养不良,体重不足,贫血和口角炎 (即,核黄素缺乏); 2) 腹泻和急性呼吸道疾病 (ARI) 的累积发生率; 3) 儿童母亲的喂养习惯。该报告描述了该调查的结果,该结果表明,尽管仅在4.2% 儿童中发现了急性营养不良,但在26.9% 中发现了慢性营养不良,在43.3% 中发现了贫血。这些发现强调了监测营养不良和微量营养素缺乏症以及解决营养不足的根本原因的重要性。

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