TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG TRẺ 24-59 THÁNG TUỔI TẠI 10 TRƯỜNG MẦM NON, HUYỆN YÊN SƠN, TỈNH TUYÊN QUANG, NĂM 2020

Abstract

The nutritional status of young children in mountainous provinces and disadvantaged areas always needs attention. Cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 among 2,929 children aged 24-59 months in Yen Son district, Tuyen Quang province to determine anthropometric characteristics and nutritional status. The results showed that the mean  weight of boys were 14.4 ± 2.4 kg; girls were 13.8 ±2.3 kg. The mean height of boys were 96.3 ± 7.1 cm; girls were s 95.0 ± 6.9 cm. The prevalence of stunting was 14.2%, at a low levels of public health problem. The prevalence of underweight was 6.9%; Underweight and stunting were highest among children whose mothers are ethnic minorities and poor economic households; The prevalence of wasting was 1.8%, overweight and obesity was 1.9%. There was significant difference in the rate of stunting among schools (p<0.01), by ethnicity (p<0.01), by household economy (p<0.001). Improving the nutritional status of children under 5 years old in mountainous areas should focus on giving priority to children of poor and near-poor households; ethnic minority.