Results of the nutrition intervention by project 3844/1 PAM in 45 cummunes at Thua Thien - Hue province
- Author:
Hue Duc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nutrition
- MeSH:
Nutrition;
Rural Health
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):64-68
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
For 4 years, Thua Thien - Hue province has been implemented 3844/1 PAM project in 45 communes. The results showed that: malnutrition rate of children under 5 years was reduced. The underweight malnutrition decreased from 49.6% to 37.1%; wasting malnutrition decreased from 56.8% to 45.7%. Mother's knowledge on nutrition has been improved.
