Fifteen (60%) were referred for recurrent respiratory complaints, 3 (12%) for poor growth, 4 (16%) for poor feeding and 2 (8%) patients for respiratory complaints and poor growth and 1 (4%) for poor feeding and respiratory complaints.
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Fifteen (60%) were referred for recurrent respiratory complaints, 4 (16%) for poor growth, 4 (16%) for poor feeding and 2 (8%) patients for respiratory complaints and either poor growth or feeding.
Infants less than one years of age presented more commonly with seizures, bulging fontanelle, grunting and poor feeding as expected for such an age group.
This may imply that non adherence to medication may not be attributed to forgetfulness but other reasons for example side effects, poor feeding or no time for drug refills.
The occurrence of respiratory distress syndrome, congenital malformations/chromosomal diseases, cardiac diseases, sepsis, hypoglycemia, poor feeding and the need for surgical intervention were also collected.
Poor feeding practices may also contribute for under-nutrition of the children [4].
In addition, 100 infants required nutritional support due to poor feeding and 149 were born small for gestational age.
Nuptial feeding may be particularly beneficial for females in poor feeding condition, and such females would benefit from the ability to choose males with a nutritive gift [ 7, 38].
* Two patients also had poor growth and 1 poor feeding.
