The crosssectional study to acess on nutritional status and anemia in 438 children under 24 months. It is showed that: The rate of malnutrition in indicators are: Weight for Age ( W/A) 41 %, Hight for Age (H/A) 42.2% and Weight for Hight ( W/H) 14.9%. The rate malnutrition of children under 24 month olds in 4 communities at country of Phnom Penh which is higher than threshold of World Health Organization. Total rate of anemia based on lower hemoglobin level (<11g/dl) is 59%. Mild anemia is 21%, moderate is 35.4 % and severe is 1.9%. The children with anemia is more likely have malnutrition by 1.8 times (OR=1.82) compare to the children without anemia.
Nutritional Status, Anemia, Malnutrition, Child, Cambodia

A cross sectional study was carried out to assess the nutritional status in children under five years of age and to interview their mothers. The study was carried out on 500 children under five years of age and 392 mothers at Kok Roka, Don Kor district, Phnome Penh. The results showed that the rate of community malnutrition in children was 44.4% underweight, 47% stunting, 14.4% wasting. The highest malnutrition rate was seen in children from 25 to 36 months in three indicators, and children in age group 37-48 months suffer from stunting was highest (61.7%). Mothers started breast feeding very late, by 12 hours after birth. The time of weaning which was late in children over 12 months, with numbers from 1 to 2 meals per day. Diarrhea and ARI affected nutritional status of children under five years of age. Nutritional status in children who had stopped breast feeding after 12 months was better than children who had to stopped breast feeding before 12 months of age.
Nutritional Status ; Child ; Epidemiology