Poor Eating Habits

Poor Weight Gain

Dental Carries

Exposure to TB

Exposure to TB

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Malnutrition

Identify other medical causes of malnutrition (including TB, parasitism,

dental caries, etc.)

Changing eating behaviour• Educate the child and the

whole family regarding healthy eating habits

• Discourage giving money as a reward

• Discourage buying food from outside

• Encourage variation in food choices

• Find cheap and healthy alternatives

• Teach meal planning and budgeting

• Teach creative cooking• Awareness of importance of

growth and development monitoring

Exposure to TB

Screening for TB for all relatives and possibly neighbors too

Educate the family regarding truths about TB, how it’s spread, its treatment and its complications

Educate family about importance of BCG vaccine

Encourage and emphasize compliance with treatment

Dental Carries and Poor Hygiene

• Referral to Dentist• Decrease intake of sugar-rich

foods• Teach proper dental hygiene

(including proper toothbrushing)

• Educate the family regarding good hygiene

• Promote handwashing and sanitation to prevent spread of diseases

• Educate family how to sterilized and store of their drinking water