ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND HEMATOLOGIC PROFILE OF INMATES IN GRAND BASSAM PRISON (IVORY COAST)
Kouamé Affoué Rosine, N’dia Kouadio Frédéric* and Yapo Angoué Paul
ABSTRACT
Our investigation is a cross-sectional study conducted to assess the
nutritional status and the haematological profile of prisoners in Grand
Bassam (Ivory Coast). This study involved 64 inmates and 56 people
used as control. The results of the anthropometric examination
revealed that 14.06 percent of the prisoners were malnourished and
9.37 percent were at the threshold of being malnourished. The
haematological profile revealed neutropenia, lymphocytosis,
thrombocytopenia, anaemia and macrocytosis in this population.
Keywords: nutritional status, haematological profile, prison population, Grand Bassam.
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