الفهرس 
Growth and development.Only 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
A nutritional assessment can detect any abnormal ranges at an early age. So that lifestyle changes can take place before the problem elevates into something more
serious with adverse consequences. Hence a study
sample of 100 preschool refugee children aged between
2 to 5 years old from different nationalities (Sudan,
Eretria, Ethiopia, Syria, and Ivory Coast) were divided
into 2 groups, healthy group and sick group to assesses
the nutrients intake from food consumption.
Data collected by the 24-hr recall method. Estimate
the adequacy of diet as compared to the recommended
daily intake (DRI).
Assesses the nutritional status by determining the
blood components. Determine the anthropometric
measurements of the refugee preschool children
(weight, height and BMI). Study the factors that might
influence the nutritional status of refugee pre-school
children. Detect the nutritional problems which related
to pre-school refugee children. Suggest the necessary
advices to improve the nutritional status of this group.
from the obtained results it could be found that:
Daily intake of macronutrient and micronutrient
for healthy group was higher than sick group
according to DRI.
By using Z-score, 76% were wasted, 38% stunted
growth among sick children. No one was wasted or
stunted in growth among the healthy group in
addition to no current disease among them.
However, there were 26% of sick children had
anemia, 12% anemia plus rickets and 62% had
rickets. The majority of sick group were African:
82% from Sudan, 84% of the sick children had a
dark skin color, whereas most of the healthy
children were had fair skin with ratio 60% fair skin
and 40% black skin. Rickets is more common in
children with darker skins.
Through investigations findings it could be
observed that decreasing in Ca ionized, Ca total,
and serum phosphorus; and increasing level in
alkaline phosphatase among sick children which
referred to presence of active rickets, decrease in
haemoglobin and haematocrit levels among this
group whereas most of laboratory tests of healthy
children were within normal values.
Daily intake of vitamin D for sick children was
very low (3.8% of DRI) in addition to their dark
skin which acts like a barrier to receive useful
ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun converts
cholesterol stock under the skin to vitamin D plus
they had no exposure to sun light well because
most of them lived under ground.
34% of sick children’s snacks were carbonate
and their daily calcium intake were 27.2% of DRI
so this explain the big number of rickets among
sick children
52% of sick children did not wash fruit,
vegetable and their hands before meals which
resulted in lead poisoning and anemia.
Sick children’s mothers gave their children tea
immediately after meal which decreased iron
absorption causing anemia.
Daily intake of iron was 65% of DRI for sick
children but was 98.8% for healthy children; most
percentage of iron intakes of sick group was from
plant source.
Vitamin C enhance absorption of iron, vitamin C
intake of sick children was 48.5% compared with
DRI which affect to iron absorption.
Sick children were drinking milk during meal
which affects on iron absorption.