Hosehold food shortage and nutritional status of mothers and children in some communes of Quang Tri province 2003
- Author:
Pham Van Hoan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hosehold food;
Nutrition;
Security;
Rural areas;
Quang Tri
- MeSH:
Nutritional Status;
Child;
Mothers
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2005;39(6):72-78
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This is a cross-sectional analysis baseline survey in 8 communes belonging to international project Viet Nam-Finance of "Quang Tri Rural Development Programme". Objectives: To assess actual situation and factors affecting the household food and nutrition security in order to recommend feasible intervention measures, which include agricultural production for improving population's dietary intakes. Methods: Subjects were selected from households, mothers and childrren. Combined quantitative-qualitative methods was applied for households. Results: Food insecurity was still experienced by the households; poor infrastructure system, health environment services, personal hygiene and care, especially in Dak Rong. LBW rates and child malnutrition prevalences of 3 forms were high. CED rate of mothers with children under five was not so high, but significantly related to the child underweight. Conclusion: LBW rates and pediatric malnutrition prevalences of 3 forms were very high in Dak Rong and the poor households found more likely to be the consequence of high CED rate of mothers, household food insecurity, poor health-environment services, personal hygiene and care (underlying fators), poor infrastructure system and education level, especially in Dak Rong (basic ones).
