Nutritional status and some related factors among children aged 6 – 24 months in Bac Thang Long Hospital in 2019

Authors

  • Phạm Thị Diệp Thang Long University, Hanoi
  • Nguyễn Thị Thanh Luyến Bac Thang Long Hospital, Hanoi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/131

Keywords:

Nutritional status, children aged 6 – 24 months, Bac Thang Long Hospital

Abstract

A cross - sectional study was conducted among 310 children aged 6-24 months at Department of Pediatrics, Bac Thang Long
Hospital aimed to describe the nutritional status and some related factors. The study showed that the rates of undernutrition were 17.1%. The rates of underweight, stunting, and wasting were 3.1%, 11.9%, and 3.9%, respectively. In addition, the study also found that the rate of overweight up to 13.5%, several factors related to the malnutrition status of the child such as low birth weight, early - term birth, and surgical delivery

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Published

26-04-2021

How to Cite

Diệp, P. T. ., & Luyến, N. T. T. . (2021). Nutritional status and some related factors among children aged 6 – 24 months in Bac Thang Long Hospital in 2019. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(8), 29–34. https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/131

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 8 (2020): SỐ THƯỜNG KÌ

Section

Original Papers

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Publication License No 150/GP-BTTTT signed on May 8, 2014;
Electronic Publication License No 322/GP-BTTTT signed on June 15, 2016.