TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN CỦA TRẺ DƯỚI 24 THÁNG TUỔI ĐIỀU TRỊ TẠI KHOA NHI BỆNH VIỆN E

Abstract

To asess the nutitional status and some factors related to malnutrition of children from 0 to 24 months in Pediatric department of E hospital. Method: A cross sectional descriptive study with 121 child – mother pairs. Results: The prevalence of manutrition of children from 0 to 24 months was 7,4% by WAZ;  9,1% by HAZ and 9,9% by WHZ. Children whose mothers were over 35 years old have a risk of underweight malnutrition 4.6 times higher than children whose mothers were under 35 years old (p<0.05). The risk of stunting malnutrition in children born in families with 2 or more children is higher than the other group with OR = 7.4; p<0.05. Children with birth weight <2500g had a higher risk of stunting malnutrition and underweight malnutrition than children with a birth weight  ≥ 2500g with Odd ratios  of 12.3 and 10.4 respectively with p<0.05. There were no statistically significant relationships between occupation, economy, education level and child-rearing practices of mothers with malnutrition.