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Humans ; Mothers*

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Humans ; Mothers*

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Humans ; Mothers*

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Humans ; Mothers*

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Humans ; Mothers*

The research was conducted on 260 mothers from 22 to 32 years old to study knowledge, attitude and practice in prevention vitamin A deficiency at 2 communes of My Loc district, Nam Dinh province. 83,8% of the mothers understood that using vitamin A rich foods could protect against vitamin A deficiency and 47,3% of them knew about role of high dose of vitamin A capsule approach, 82,7% mothers thought that vitamin A campaign is very necessary for children. There were only 12.5% mothers used vegetables and 33,6% used cooking oil/fat regularly for their children’s meals because the majority of them thought these foods were difficult to digest in their children. The number of mothers usually prepare supplementary foods for their children with 4 food groups only was 9,1%. The number of mothers did not give their children animal food; cooking oi/fat when they suffered from measles, diarrhea and ARI was 14,3%, 28,6% and 22.5%, respectively.
Vitamin A Deficiency ; Child ; Mothers

To investigate the services of antenatal care for mothers in Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province year 2001-2002, the method of horizontal description, using a set of questionary in combining with qualitative study in a deep interview and group discussion was performed. Statistic soft ware EP-INFO 6.04 was used in processing the data. Results showed a rate of 97.6% subjects undergone fetal examination, 84% had a conselling, 60.5% received a monitoring card, 82% of subjects undergone examination in commune health station, 18% in hospital and 21% in private health institution, 95.6% received an antitetanic semi infection, 87.3% had used iron tablet. A small number of mothers had negative attitude with the prenatal care leading to risks for all mothers and infants
Prenatal Diagnosis ; Mothers ; Child

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).
Nutritional Status ; Child ; Mothers

The knowledge and practice of mothers and CHWs will strengthen quality of antenatal care. Objectives: To describe knowledge, practice of mothers and practice of CHWs on antenatal care in Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province in 2003. Methods: 150 mothers and 16 CHWs were included in a cross-sectional study using interviews and check lists. Results: (a) The knowledge of mothers on antenatal care including: the necessary of antenatal check up is 63.1%; vaccination of tetanus: 61.3%; use acid folic and iron: 37.3%; good nutrition: 58.7%. (b) The practice of mothers on prenatal care: get antenatal check up 3 times or more are 70.7%; vaccination of tetanus is 98.7% but the pregnant women who completed two doses get up 90.7%. The mothers had been provided iron supplementation is 64%. 62% of mothers had been supplied a good nutrition during pregnancy. 36.7% pregnancies had decrease in working time and 36% had withdrawn from work just before delivery. (c) The quality and practice skills of CHWs is no attained yet according to the National Standard on RH servies, in particular all pregnant women had not tested for proteinuria. Conclusion: It is needed to strengthen knowledge, practice of mothers and practice of CHWs on antenatal care according to the National standard on RH servies.
Medical Staff, Knowledge, Mothers

A final impact evaluation of “Quang Binh – GTZ- Intergrated Food Security Project” (1996-2001) on 360 households, 671 children under five and 360 mothers with under five children at 12 project communes belonging to Tuyen Hoa and Minh Hoa district has been conducted. The results showed that: child malnutrition prevalence has been reduced: underweight was signficant lower than that in 1996. Wasting was 5.9% in Tuyen Hoa, 3.7 % in Minh Hoa. Stunting was still very high, 50.% in Tuyen Hoa, 58.3% in Minh Hoa, not different from that in 1996, higher than national data 2001 (35.0%). Lower Birth Weight (LBM) rate was 5.3%. The CED of mothers with under five children in Tuyen Hoa was 16% and in Minh Hoa 21%, significant lower than those in 1996 (37.8% and 27.2%)
Nutritional Status ; Mothers ; Child