Abstract: Introduction: Dengue virus infection is a health problem, especially in tropical and subtropical countries, including Indonesia. The nutritional status of pediatric patients can affect the severity of this disease. This study aims to assess the correlation between nutritional status and the severity of dengue infection in pediatric patients. Methods: This study was an observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach. Inclusion criteria in this study were data on pediatric patients aged <18 years and treated at Lewoleba Hospital from January 2019-December 2021. Incomplete medical record data were excluded from this study. First, the diagnosis of dengue infection was established based on WHO criteria. Then, patients were grouped into DF and DHF grades I-IV. Next, nutritional status is calculated based on the WHO growth chart (weight/age), which is further grouped into underweight, normal, and overweight/obese. Finally, the analysis was carried out with the Chi-square test and Spearman Correlation Test. Results: A total of 81 patients were included in this study. The majority of patients were male (60.5%), in the age range of 5-10 years (46.9%), and had normal nutritional status (63%). There was a tendency for underweight patients to experience a more severe degree of DHF (DHF grade III-IV), which was 67.7% (p<0.0001). The nutritional status of the patients was also found to have a positive correlation with a moderate strength of correlation with the severity of dengue infection (r=0.556; p<0.0001). Conclusion: There was a positive correlation between nutritional status and dengue infection severity. Underweight patients tended to experience a more severe degree of dengue infection.
Keywords: dengue infection, dengue hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, nutritional status, pediatric population.
Title: THE CORRELATION BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS WITH SEVERITY OF DENGUE INFECTION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Author: Vennia Riskia Tristianti, Rosalia Theodosia Daten Beyeng
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 14-18
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 10-October-2022
