1271 Role of Integrated Well Child Care Program in Identification of Health Risk Factors in Children Under Eight Years Old

Abstract

Background and aims: Integrated well child care program is one of the most important changes in children growth monitoring. The aim of this study was to determine health risk factors of children under eight years old.Methods: This is a descriptive study which obtained data from 1874 children's health records. Samples were chosen through cluster sampling which included eight health centers. Health risk factors assessed included :potential bacterial infection, icter, malnutrition or severe low weight, dysfunctional weight growth, severe low height, dysfunctional height growth, abnormal and unsatisfactory head circumference, nutritional problems, dental problems, developmental problems, incomplete vaccination, incomplete use of complements and abnormal laboratory tests. Also demographic characteristics such as sex, birth weight and age at health care received were assessed.Results: Most common health risk factors respectively included : weight growth problems 56.8%, nutritional problems 22.3% and unsatisfactory head circumference 10.4%. A significant relationship between dysfunctional weight growth, nutritional problems, unsatisfactory head circumference and birth weight, age of health care received.Conclusion: This study indicated that dysfunctional weight growth makes up for more than half of health risk factors. The most of weight growth problems were seen at age of seventh month (94.2%) that may be related to beginning of beikost. Therefore it can be resulted that integrated well child care program well identified health risk factors in children under eight years old.