Alimentation et croissance des jeunes enfants Peuls à Widou Thiengoly (Ferlo — Sénégal)
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- 作者：N. Sougou ; G. Boëtsch
- 关键词：Mots clésEnfance ; Alimentation ; Croissance ; Biométrie ; Peuls ; Sénégal
- 刊名：Bulletins et M¨¦moires de la Soci¨¦t¨¦ d¡¯Anthropologie de Paris
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：28
- 期：3-4
- 页码：145-154
- 全文大小：204 KB
- 刊物主题：Evolutionary Biology; Human Genetics; Demography;
- 出版者：Springer Paris
- ISSN：1777-5469
- 卷排序：28
文摘
This study addresses dietary practices and its link with the body measurements of children living in seminomadic communities in an arid Sahelian zone, in the context of lifestyle changes due to the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative. For this study, we focused on dietary diversification practices and its impact on children’s growth curves. The study covered children of age 0–59 months living in the Widou Thiengoli area. Age and anthropometric measurements were recorded for 150 children, 149 of whom were Fulani. In general, we found that the dietary diversification practices observed in Widou Thiengoli differed from those recommended by policies and standards in Senegal. For example, the most common form of diversification practice is the introduction of cow’s milk into the children’s diet, which 67.5% of the children receive at an early age, at 6.81 months on average. We also found that animal protein (meat and fish) and vegetables are less frequently used and introduced into the diet at a later stage. Dietary patterns in the local population follow well-established local cultural codes and not the national recommendations on children’s diet, except when these are suited to the local codes, which is rarely the case. Although child growth patterns in Widou Thiengoli follow a linear trend, there is a high prevalence of malnutrition among these children (25%), which is slightly higher than for the entire Senegalese population of the same age. Growth curves for children inWidou Thiengoli are below the WHO benchmark curves, except for head circumference. We also noted that malnutrition in mothers has no impact on children’s growth curves, unlike digestive disorders such as diarrhoea, which is highly correlated with stunted growth in children (P < 0.01).