The Impact of nutritional education and communication program in an integrated food security project
- Author:
Pham Van Hoan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nutrition
- MeSH:
Nutritional Status;
education;
communication;
Food;
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(4):75-81
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
he effectiveness of nutritional programme in the ”QuangBinh GTZ-IPS Integrated Food Security Programme” was evaluated from1996 to 2002. In realying the project, 80-85% of mother gave birth to child in health service facilities;ln general, 98,3% of pregnant women got gestational consultation,while 85,1% got 3 medical visits. During gestation, 60% of women ate more, almost pregnant women got 2-3 month rest before delivering, 93% did not abstain from any food.90-98% of women who brought up under five -year -old child known about colostrum and to begin breast-feeding soon at the 1st postpartum hour; 57,3% known about supplementary food, 22% could know whether their children get malnourished, 90% known that malnutrition could be controlled successfully,80-90, 2% known that vitamin A deficiency could be treated by consuming foods containing vitamin A/carotene and administered by vitamin A capsula 2 times a year
