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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 rates of breast-feeding in the first 4 months in 3 areas (urban: Hanoi, rural: Hung Yen, and mountain: Bac Kan) were very low (30%). There are many reasons influencing these rate such as the mother did not have enough breast-milk, mother got disease, preferance of bottle-feeding..., accessing media information of breast-feeding and alternative foods decreased from urban to rural and mountain. In order to lower these rates, it is necessary to propagandize and update information of breast-feeding, especially for mothers in rural and mountain areas
Breast Feeding ; Infant ; Mothers

An interviewed survey was conducted on 599 mothers (mean age: 28.6) in Cam Xuyen, Can Loc, Huong Son, Huong Khe districts of Ha Tinh province in February 2004. 99.2% of respondents were Kinh ethics. 82.5% were farmers. 89.4% of these mothers frequently take their children to vaccination places. Knowledge of respondents on immunozation schedule was limited. 82.6% of them knew on liver disease related to hepatitis B virus. 61.6% of them knew children in hamlet were vaccinated to prevent hepatitis B disease. Health workers were the most common source of information on vaccination. 27.7% of mothers kept immunization cards. 95,\.8% mothers accepted HBV vaccination for their newborns
Vaccination ; Mothers ; Child ; Knowledge

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