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RMJ. 2026; 51(1): 36-40


Dietary intake and nutritional status of children aged 2 to 10 years with leukemia following chemotherapy at a tertiary care hospital of Multan, Pakistan

Maria Hassan, Zulfiqar Ali, Usman Fawad, Khadeeja Iram, Syed Muhammad Dur E Sabih Haider, Bushra Urooj.



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Objective: To assess the dietary intake and nutritional status of children aged 2-10 years with leukemia following chemotherapy.
Methodology: This prospective, observational study was conducted at the pediatric oncology department, The Children’s Hospital & The Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan, from November 2024 to August 2025. Sixty-seven children with confirmed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who completed at least one chemotherapy cycle were enrolled using non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency checklist. Changes in nutritional parameters were analyzed using Friedman’s test, taking p

Key words: Body mass index, dietary intake, leukemia, malnutrition, middle upper arum circumference.





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