The study involved 6 communes of Nam Dinh, Ha Tinh, Ha Giang, Lam Dong, and Tra Vinh provinces. The first field survey (M0) was conducted at December 1997 and the second survey was conducted after 2-year intervention (M2). Subjects of surveys were the children who were under 5 years of old and the mothers whose under 5-year children at baseline. Data was analyzed by EPI.6 program. It was found that there was dramatic improvement in pregnant woman and nursing mother health care knowledge and practice. The quality of antenatal care was improved. Rate of mother who had errors in feeding their infants has decreased. Malnutrition rate was reduced from 51.8% at M0 to 34.4% at M2. Rate of stunted children decreased from 55.8% at M0 to 43.4% at M2. Rate of wasting children was reduced from 8.8% at M0 to 4.7% at M2.
Malnutrition ; Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood ; child ; prevention & control

An advanced cross-survey in 1997 and intervention survey after 2 years was implemented by Thai Binh medical college. Subjects: children under 5 years, communal cadres, health staffs in the village and commune, cadres of woman union, teacher of children under 5 years and collaborators. The results: collaborators were enthusiastic, the project of the public based malnutrition control were integrated with the health care activities such as EPI, ARI, CDD... show the good efficacy
Malnutrition ; Nutrition Disorders ; prevention & control

The cross sectional survey as the descriptive epidemiological method was carried out in children under 5 years and mother having children under 5 years in the Tapan and Thai an commune, Ha giang province, My thuan commune, Nam dinh province and Thach ha commune, Ha tinh province. The results have shown that the malnutrition rate is 52%, undersize:61,8% and thin: 4%. The highest malnutrition rates and thins and undersize found in children with ages of 13-18 months. The malnutrition rate was different from one to another. The risks of the malnutrition were: mother have not passed the examination of the primary school; mother with more than 2 children and mother over 35 age; the incorrect evaluation of the nutrition status of children and the children usually suffer the diseases or are suffering the diarrhea or respiratory disease.
Malnutrition ; Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

The study was conducted in 4 wards of Thai Binh city, included 1,089 people aged 30-70, using blood glucose tests (fasting glucose test and the oral glucose tolerance test). Diabetes was classified according to WHO criteria. Frequency of consumed food in the prior month was identified through interviews. Findings showed that the diabetes prevalence among people aged 30-70 in Thai Binh city was 5.8%; impaired OGT rate was found in 6.9% and abnormal fasting glucose test was found in 2.9%. These rates increased significantly with age. Four risk factors for OGT were common intake of sugar/sweets, common intake of noodles, common intake of fat/vegetable oil.
Diabetes Mellitus ; Food

The change of nutritional status of primary and secondary school children (7-15 years old )living in coastal (3 communes) and agricultural (3communes) areas in Thai Binh province was assessed repeately after 9 years of intervention (1995 and 2004). The rate of underweight, stunting and wasting were 25,4%, 30,1%, and the reductive trend was faster in coastal areas than that in agricultural areas. In the year 2004, a rate of 1,1% of children in general was overweight,i.e. higher with statistical significance than that in y.1995 (0,41% in coastal and 0,57% in agricultural areas)
Nutritional Status ; child ; Agriculture

An intervention study with the case-control design was conducted at 8 schools of 4 communes of Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province. The improved communicating methods (called Active communicating method - "directly ask/answer") were used to educate students, teachers, and parents on nutrition and hygiene for better health for 3 years. An assessment of one year intervention on pupils' and their parents' knowledge about nutrition and hygiene showed that the knowledge of pupils and their parents was significantly increased (P<0.05). In addition, the model of school-based active communicating method - "directly ask/answer" was positively supported by many teachers, pupils and their parents
nutrition, hygienic knowledge ; Nutritional Status ; Hygiene ; health