Nutritional status of children under five years old in Kok Rok suburban commune Phnome Penh, Cambodia
- Author:
Rin Keo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nutritional status;
Children under 5 years old;
Malnutrition;
Phnome Penh;
Cambodia;
- MeSH:
Nutritional Status;
Child;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2005;15(1):88-92
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross sectional study was carried out to assess the nutritional status in children under five years of age and to interview their mothers. The study was carried out on 500 children under five years of age and 392 mothers at Kok Roka, Don Kor district, Phnome Penh. The results showed that the rate of community malnutrition in children was 44.4% underweight, 47% stunting, 14.4% wasting. The highest malnutrition rate was seen in children from 25 to 36 months in three indicators, and children in age group 37-48 months suffer from stunting was highest (61.7%). Mothers started breast feeding very late, by 12 hours after birth. The time of weaning which was late in children over 12 months, with numbers from 1 to 2 meals per day. Diarrhea and ARI affected nutritional status of children under five years of age. Nutritional status in children who had stopped breast feeding after 12 months was better than children who had to stopped breast feeding before 12 months of age.
