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- Title
Nutritional Status of Children Ages 6 - 59 Months with Anorexia Who Examined at National Institute of Nutrition.
- Authors
NGUYEN TRONG HUNG; PHAM THI THU HUONG; TRAN THI TRA PHUONG; NGUYEN THI LAM; NGUYEN THI LUONG HANH; NGHIEM NGUYET THU; NGUYEN HONG TRUONG; LE DANH TUYEN
- Abstract
Objective: The assessment of nutritional status of children ages 6-59 months with anorexia at the National Institute of Nutrition in 2015. Methods: A cross-sectional study. Results: The prevalence of malnutrition of children ages 6-59 months with anorexia was 25,3%. Prevalence of underweight was 18%, stunting was 16,7% and wasting was 9,4%. Most of children with anorexia under 24 months group, in which prevalence of children with anorexia ages 6-11months was 30%, 12-23 months was 35,6%. Cause of anorexia: Unclear reason was 52,4% and anorexia related to internal disease was 21,9%.
- Subjects
NUTRITIONAL status; NUTRITIONAL assessment; ANOREXIA nervosa; MALNUTRITION in children; NUTRITION
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (09752366), 2020, Vol 12, Issue 4, p3902
- ISSN
0975-2366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.04.532