SOME FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NUTRITIONAL AND MICRONUTRIENT STATUS IN CHILDREN AGED 24-60 MONTHS IN PHU LUONG DISTRICT, THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 2025
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Aims: Toidentify independent factors associated with nutritional and micronutrient status in children aged 24–60 months in Phu Luong district, Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam, 2025.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 206 children and their mothers/caregivers at two kindergartens.
Results: The associated factors of anaemia were group aged 24–47 months (aOR = 2.38–3.52) and boys (aOR = 2.23; 95%CI: 1.05–4.72). The 36–47-month group was independently associated with stunting (aOR = 3.87; 95%CI: 1.32–11.36). Maternal farming occupation and children with recent fever were independently associated with iron deficiency (aOR = 3.21 and 2.25, respectively). Children aged 48–60 months had the highest odds of hypocalcaemia. Ethnic minority status was associated with lower growth Z-scores.
Conclusion: Age group, gender, ethnicity, infectious status of the child, and maternal occupation are independent factors associated with childhood nutrition. Integrated interventions involving infection control, dietary improvement, and mass micronutrient supplementation are needed.
Keywords
Yếu tố liên quan, suy dinh dưỡng, vi chất dinh dưỡng, trẻ mầm non, Thái Nguyên.
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