Nutritional status of children under five years old in Ha Tay province, 2002
- Author:
Hoang Duc Hanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nutritional status;
Children under 5 years old;
Ha Tay
- MeSH:
Nutritional Status;
Child
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2005;15(1):84-87
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study inclúed 1500 children age under 5 in 30 communes,
Ha Tay province in 2002. Children were chosen ramdomly to measure the high, weight and the nutritional status was classified based on WTO criteria. Results showed that the malnutrition rate of children under 5 years old was 25.1% (weight/age), among that mild malnutrition rate (level I) was 23.5%, moderate malnutrition (level II) was n1.5% and severe malnutrition (level III) was 0.1%. The malnutrition weight/age rate among children was 29%, lower than that of 2001. The malnutrition rate for heigh was decreasing. This figure in 2002 was 4.4%.
