TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN SUY DINH DƯỠNG THỂ NHẸ CÂN CỦA TRẺ TỪ 0-24 THÁNG TẠI XÃ VĨNH HÀO, HUYỆN VỤ BẢN TỈNH NAM ĐỊNH NĂM 2021

Abstract

To asess the nutritional status and some factors related to underweight malnutrition of children from 0 to 24 months in Vinh Hao commune, Vu Ban district of Nam Dinh province. Method: Cross – sectional descriptive study with 214 child- mother pairs. Results: The prevalence of manutrition of children from 0 to 24 months was 9.8% by WAZ, 9.3% by HAZ and 9.3% by WHZ. The percentage of mothers who breastfeed their babies within the first hour after birth is 31.8%. The percentage of children who have been receving supplementary food before 6 months is 80.4%. The research had not found out the statical relation between childs malnutrition status with early complementary feeding.