Session 36
Feeding during illness
and Recovery
Weight chart of ill child
Weight for age chart
Growth chart
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Feeding a sick child
• Encourage the child to drink and to eat with lots of patience
• Feed small amounts frequently
• Give foods that the child likes
• Give a variety of nutrient-rich foods
• Continue to breastfeed
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Growth chart - Feeding during recovery
Weight for age chart
Growth chart
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Feeding during Recovery
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Feed extra meal
Give extra amount
Use extra rich foods
Feed with extra patience
Give extra breastfeeds as often as child
wants
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HIV
and Malnutrition
Poor eating
Poor absorbtion diarrhoea
Increased illness
Faster disease
progression
Nutntional
deficiences
Increased stress
on the body
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Feeding during illness reduces
growth faltering and malnutrition
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