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NUTRITION STATUS OF GRADE - ONE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KIEN XUONG DISTRICT, THAI BINH PROVINCE IN 2021
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Descriptive cross-sectional study was implemented to assess the nutritional status of first grade school students (6-7 years old) at 3 communes of Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province. The study was completed in February 2021 with 325 first grade school students at 3 primary schools at 3 communes of Binh Nguyen, Quoc Tuan, and Binh Minh. Research results showed that the rate of boys was 50.46%; average age was 76.8 ± 3.89 months; average weight was 20.14 ± 3.64 kg; average height was 114.86 ± 4.91 cm; average BMI 15.18±2.0kg/m2; the rate of underweight malnutrition was 9.2% (6.4% moderate underweight, 2.8% underweight); the rate of stunting was 7.1% (6.2% medium stunting, 0.9% severe stunting); the rate of wasting malnutrition was 6.8% (6.2% moderately skinny, 0.6% heavyweight); the rate of overweight and obesity was 3.4% (3.1% overweight, 0.3% obesity). The difference among the 3 communes was small and not statistically significant (p>0.05).
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height, weight, nutritional status, primary school children
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