Household food and nutrition security situation in 3 districts Dak Rong, Cam Lo and Hai Lang, Quang Tri province 2003
- Author:
Pham Van Hoan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
food;
nutrition;
household
- MeSH:
Food;
Family Characteristics;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;303(10):25-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Objective: Rapidly evaluate and determine food and nutrition security situation in 8 communes of 3 districts Dak Rong, Cam Lo and Hai Lang, Quang Tri province, to provide necessary information for full survey, propose interventions in order to improve household food and nutrition security situation. Method: cross-sectional, rapid appraisal. Results: rate of poor household is high (45.8%). Infrastructure system, especially agriculture, in Dak Rong is very poor. Pre-harvest rice shortage and hunger still occurs commonly among poor households in 3 districts, especially in Van Kieu/Pako households (rice shortage occurs 4-6 months/year in average), where the number of malnourished children CED mothers are very high
