TY - JOUR AU - Trần , Châu Quyên AU - NGHIEM, Nguyet Thu AU - Trần , Quang Bình AU - Nguyễn , Thị Ngoan AU - Lê , Danh Tuyên PY - 2022/06/24 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - MALNUTRITION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LOW RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS AT NATIONAL LUNG HOSPITAL, VIETNAM JF - Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm JA - Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm VL - 18 IS - 2E SE - DO - 10.56283/1859-0381/105 UR - https://tapchidinhduongthucpham.org.vn/index.php/jfns/article/view/105 SP - 44-53 AB - Aims: To determine the nutritional status and the dietary intake of inpatient children with lower respiratory infections.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 106 children aged under 5 years admitted to the Pediatric Department of the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, from August to December 2018. Body weight, height/length were measured; nutritional status was evaluated by using World Health Organization criteria and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). Dietary intake was daily recorded during the first week of hospitalization.Results: The prevalence of malnutrition was 30.1%, 25.7%, and 17.8% respectively for underweight, stunting and wasting. According to the SGA, 20% of the patients were at risk for malnutrition. From the first day to seventh day of hospitalization, the rate of chidlren given 100% of requirement had a fluctuating upward trend from 30% to 40% in energy intake and from 66% to 84% in protein intake; the rates of energy intake under 80% of requirement were from 31% to 54% in patients, while the rates of protein intake over 1.5-fold requirement were from 37% to 50% in patients.Conclusions: The study indicated the alarmingly high prevalence of malnutrition in children aged under 5 years and the contrast between under energy intake and over protein intake in the hospitalized children. ER -