The study carried out anthropometric indices, malnutrition prevalence and risk factors of children under 5 years old in Vinh Bao district - Hai Phong. In general, the growth of children was suitable to the rule of children development (age and sex). The malnutrition rate was 17.44% and most of them were mild malnutrition (13.61%), average malnutrition was 3.54%, several malnutrition were 0.19%. Some risk factors: maternal milk insufficiency or loss, early breastfeeding stopping, low birth weight under 2500g, many children in a family, mother was younger than 20 years old or older than 40 years old
Malnutrition ; Risk Factors ; Child ; Anthropometry

The study of 1115 pupils aged from 4 to 15 years old from some schools in Cat Hai island district - Hai Phong city in 2001. Pupil rate with asthma disease was 9.3%. The incidence of asthma disease patients were atopic (allergic) asthma type with the state of moderately obstructed ventilation trouble, peak expiration flows were decreased about 32% to 37% when compared with the normal children. Most of these patients had the positive skin allergic reactions to one or more allergens (65.7%), in which the PMP allergen was the highest posivity (50%)
Morbidity ; Diagnosis ; Asthma ; Child

Background: Coordinating between soldiers and people bring significant results in protecting healthy for soldiers and people in malaria epidemic area.\r\n', u'Objectives: To evaluate epidemic supervision and propose solutions protecting healthy for soldiers and people in malaria epidemic area.\r\n', u'Subjects and methods: A retrospective cross sectional study was carried out on two provinces Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak\r\n', u'Results: there was 4 main disease types were fever, tuberculosis, diarrhea and malaria. Malaria at investigated times still accounted high rate comparing with general fever rate. Malaria risk contained in people living or working in forest and mountain field; free emigrants; armed forces and border guard. These subjects needed to improve regularly protection from malaria. Communication of health education is one of important method to prevent and control malaria.\r\n', u'Conclusion: It is necessary to implement strong methods (such as providing insecticide treated bed nets, indoor residual spray) to prevent and control malaria. \r\n', u'
Epidemic supervision ; healthy ; soldier ; malaria epidemic area.