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Malnutrition Among Infants Under Six Months in Rumbek, South Sudan: A Retrospective Analysis of Feeding Practices and Associated Risk Factors
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Type: Journal article (open access)
Record: Iconic Research and Engineering Journals (IRE Journals), Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 3063–3069, 21 October 2026. ISSN 2456-8880. DOI: 10.64388/IREV10I4-1724193
Summary of the study
A retrospective descriptive review of clinic records for 72 malnourished infants under six months old who were managed at an outpatient nutrition clinic in Rumbek, South Sudan. The paper describes the infants’ characteristics, their feeding practices and the maternal and infant risk factors documented in their records.
About a third of the infants (33.3%) presented with reported insufficient breast milk. Maternal death and maternal breast problems each affected 13.9% of infants, early use of other feeds 12.5%, and multiple birth or prematurity 11.1%. The author notes that incomplete records limit how far the findings can be interpreted, and points to lactation support and strengthened infant and young child feeding services.
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About one in three infants presented with reported insufficient breast milk (33.3%)
Maternal death and breast problems each affected 13.9%; early use of other feeds 12.5%
Incomplete clinic records limit interpretation — a case for better lactation support and record-keeping
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