TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG CỦA TRẺ DƯỚI 5 TUỔI BỊ BIẾNG ĂN TẠI BỆNH VIỆN NHI TRUNG ƯƠNG

Abstract

Objectives: To assess nutritional status of under 5-year-old anorexia children at the
nutrition clinic in National Hospital of Pediatrics. Subjects: 124 children under 5 years
old and their mothers. Study method: Cross sectional descriptive study. Results: The rate
of anorexia was highest among children aged 12-24 months (38.7%) and the rate of malnutrition was also highest in this age group (30.4%). Anorexia was very rare in children
<6 months of age (4%) and wasting was not found. The rate of malnutrition among
anorexia children is highest in stunting (32.3%), then underweight (28.2%) and wasting
(13.71%), but mostly moderate malnutrition (77.5-88.6%). Underweight was more common in children 48-60 months of age (31.6%), stunting was more common in children
aged 12-24 months (35%) followed by children aged 24-36 months (22.5%).