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Hypoglycaemia in Under-five Children with Diarrhoea
The present study aimed to observe the clinical features of hypoglycaemia, and identify predictors of hypoglycaemia in under-five diarrhoeal children requiring hospitalization for close observation and support. Such information could be useful to the clinicians and policy makers in developing appropriate management protocols both for identification of such children and optimizing their management. We performed a prospective study in 782 under-five children who presented with diarrhoeal illnesses. Blood glucose was determined when hypoglycaemia was suspected in 598 (62%), and 65 (11%) of them were hypoglycaemic (study group). From the other 533 non-hypoglycaemic children, 195 were randomly selected as comparison group. Bacteraemia was significantly (P = 0.026) often detected in 17 out of 260 (7%) children as opposed to 3 out of 184 (2%) children who did not have a rapid glucose test performed. Among hypoglycaemic children, 7 (11%) were bacteraemic and among non-hypoglycaemic children 10 (5%) had bacteraemia. In univariate analysis, history of shorter (

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The Risks and Impacts of Portering on the Well-Being of Children in Nepal
A variety of underlying conditions increase the likelihood of children entering the labor force. Nearly half of Nepal’s population between 5 and 14 years of age is economically active, many in conditions classified by the International Labor Organization as ‘the worst forms of child labor’. In order to assess the relationship between portering and well-being outcomes, including diet, nutrition status, injury and social and behavioral risks, a cross-sectional study was conducted among long distance child porters in Eastern Nepal. Porters were consistently less well off than their non-portering peers according to a variety of indicators. Porters were 2.2 (95% CI: 1.4–3.4) times as likely not to have attended school in the past month and frequency of attendance was significantly lower among porters. Porters had worse diets and significantly lower Body mass indexes than controls; prevalence of anemia was 30% and the risk of anemia was 1.9 (95% CI: 1.1–3.1) times greater for porters as compared with controls. Injury rates within the past year were similar between the two groups, with 88% of participants reporting being injured. Prevalence of alcohol use among porters was 38% and porters were 2.9 (95 CI: 1.7–4.9) times more likely to consume alcohol than controls. Risk of sexual assault was 10.1 (95 CI: 2.3–43.9) times greater among porters as compared with their non-portering peers, and 91% indicated they felt portering negatively impacted their general well-being. Findings indicate that despite the Nepalese government’s legislative efforts to regulate to the portering industry, portering children experience a substantially increased risk of negative physical, emotional and educational outcomes due to their involvement in exploitive and dangerous work. The long-term ramifications of portering are harmful to the well-being of children, and in the long run, lack of education may reduce employment options and the chance to escape from a life of continued poverty.

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