MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG Ở TRẺ DƯỚI 5 TUỔI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA THÀNH PHỐ HÀ TĨNH

Abstract

Objective: To investigate factors related to nutritional status in children under five years of age at Ha Tinh City General Hospital. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study on 420 pediatric patients who visited for examination and treatment at Ha Tinh City General Hospital from January to August 2022. Result: There was a higher risk of malnutrition in children group of less-educated mothers compared to those of high-educated mothers (p<0.05), from families having more than two kids compared to those from families having only one to two kids (p<0.05), of poor and near-poor families compared to those of wealthy families (p<0.05). There was a lower prevalence of malnutrition in children exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months compared to those who are not exclusively breastfed (p<0.05). There was a higher prevalence of malnutrition in children with birth weight less than 2500 grams compared to those with over 2500 grams (p<0.05), with mother’s weight gain during pregnancy less than 8 kg compared to those with mother’s weight gain over 8 kg (p < 0.05). Hypertension & diabetes in mothers could impact on child malnutrition (p<0.05). Conclusion: Factors related to malnutrition in children under 5 years of age include: mother's education level, family income, number of children in the family, exclusively breastfeeding in the first 6 months, the child’s birth weight which is less than 2500g, the mother's weight gain less than 8kg during pregnancy, mother’s diseases during pregnancy.