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Holistic Malnutrition Intervention Plan for a Child: TB, Dental Caries & Poor Eating Habits

Learn how to address malnutrition in children through lifestyle changes, education, and preventive measures for TB and dental carries. This comprehensive approach focuses on dietary improvements, hygiene practices, and disease prevention.

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Holistic Malnutrition Intervention Plan for a Child: TB, Dental Caries & Poor Eating Habits

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  1. Poor Weight Gain Poor Eating Habits Exposure to TB Dental Carries Exposure to TB “Akosi Jamie. Payatot at malungkot!

  2. Malnutrition • Identify other medical causes of malnutrition (including TB, parasitism, dental caries, etc.) • Changing eating behaviour • Educate the child and the whole family regarding healthy eating habits • Discourage giving money as a reward • Discourage buying food from outside • Encourage variation in food choices • Find cheap and healthy alternatives • Teach meal planning and budgeting • Teach creative cooking • Awareness of importance of growth and development monitoring

  3. Exposure to TB • Screening for TB for all relatives and possibly neighbors too • Encourage and emphasize compliance with treatment • Educate the family regarding truths about TB, how it’s spread, its treatment and its complications • Educate family about importance of BCG vaccine

  4. Dental Carries and Poor Hygiene • Referral to Dentist • Decrease intake of sugar-rich foods • Teach proper dental hygiene (including proper toothbrushing) • Educate the family regarding good hygiene • Promote handwashing and sanitation to prevent spread of diseases • Educate family how to sterilized and store of their drinking water

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