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

The third observation of a longitudinal study on the food and nutrition security of two different socio-economic groups of households in Bai Say commune, An Thi district, Hung Yen province in November 1998. One month after, the harvest showed: there is a significant difference in main occupation, additional job, education level, family size/dependent number of household's member, asset and income sources between the rich high and poor-very poor level. Food shortage is still has occurred by households during pre-harvest period, of which 57.8% of poor and very poor households suffered more than 3 months/year from food shortage.
Family Characteristics ; Food ; Socioeconomic Factors

The third observation of a longitudinal study on food and nutrition security of two different socio-economic groups of households at Bai Say commune, Hung Yen province showed that: the average energy intake is low and there is a significant higher in the rich group. Especially, mothers and children in poor intake the food that is very poor on quantity, quality nutrients. Energy derived from protein of the two groups is about 11-12% of total energy but that from fat/oil is very low: 6-7% of total energy, making the proportion of P: L: G imbalance. The energy intake of children from 2 to 3 years of age in both groups is low, meets only 60-67% of RDA.
Food ; Mothers ; Child

A longitudinal study on the actual situation and seasonal changes of household food and nutrition security in 1997-1999 was carried out in Bai Say commune, Hung Yen province. The results: pre-harvest food shortage is still occurred at high percentage of the households, especially of the food. Food consumption pattern and energy intake of mothers and children under 5 years has been found lower in pre-harvest and in the poor households. It is concluded that in terms of both seasonal and economic status there are changes of food availability and dietary intake of mothers and children.
Family Characteristics ; Food ; Nutrition

Nutritional status of mothers and children under 5 years of age at two communes Khai Xuan and Chinh Cong, three years after the FAO project completion
Dietary Supplements ; Child

The efficace of nutritional activities was assessed. The knowledge and practices of nutrition of mothers and the status of nutrition of infant under 24 months old age in Ngoc Chau commune were evaluated on December 2000, in comparing with control (Ngoc Ly commune). A decrease of the prevalence of light weigh, stunted and thin children was noted in 2000, comparing with the year 1999. Breast feeding within 30 after birth in Ngoc Chau (a intervened commune) accouting for 85%, dramatically higher than the control (66.5%). The rate of infants with supplemented diet intime of age is higher so and the rate of mother who supply infant with solutions other than mother milk before first breast feeding is lower drammatically than the control. Incase of diarshoea of infant, 100% of mothers in Ngọc Châu conduct normal diet regime for children
Pregnant Women ; Knowledge ; Nutritional Status ; 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

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
Nutritional Status ; education ; communication ; Food ;

The retrospective cross sectional survey from December 26, 2001 to January 4/2002 was conducted on 360 households with under 5 years old, 671 children and 360 mothers in 12 villages in Tuyen Hoa district of Quang Binh province, in the project of Quang Binh – GTZ – IFSP. Household food security was improved dramatically in comparing with that of the year 1996, with 77.2 - 79.3% of households having got enough food quantity. As regard the knowledge on nutrition and health, there is some progress. The prevalence of chronical energy deficiency in mother accounted for 16% in Tuyen Hoa and 21% in Minh Hoa district in the year 2001, lower than that of the year 1996 (37.8% and 27.2% respectively, average 32.5%). The prevalence of malnutrition of under weight reduced dramatically in comparing with the year 1996 (from 56.2% to 33.2%) – 3,5% reduced/year. Very severe and severe malnutrition prevalence reduced by more a half, malnutrition of wasting 5.2% in comparing with 13.1% in the year 1996 and stunting 52.8% and in 1996 52.2%
Child Nutrition Sciences ; Food ; Child

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
Food ; Family Characteristics ; Epidemiology