Anthropometric Status among 6–9-Year-Old School Children in Rural Areas in Hai Phong City, Vietnam
Autor: | Liliana Orellana, Rosalind S. Gibson, Ngan T.D. Hoang, Andrew J. Sinclair, Ewa A. Szymlek-Gay, Tuyen D Le, Anthony Worsley |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Male Rural Population Pediatric Obesity Overweight Prevalence Child Wasting Abdominal obesity Growth Disorders education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics Schools Anthropometry school children overweight and obesity Vietnam Obesity Abdominal Educational Status Female medicine.symptom Underweight lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply Population Mothers Nutritional Status lcsh:TX341-641 malnutrition Article abdominal obesity 03 medical and health sciences Overnutrition Sex Factors Thinness Environmental health medicine Humans education 030109 nutrition & dietetics double burden of diseases business.industry Wasting Syndrome medicine.disease Obesity undernutrition Malnutrition Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors business Food Science |
Zdroj: | Nutrients Volume 10 Issue 10 Nutrients, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 1431 (2018) |
ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
Popis: | A double burden of malnutrition in Vietnamese children has emerged as a key challenge: childhood undernutrition remains a public health concern while childhood overweight/obesity has gradually increased. This study aimed to (1) estimate the prevalence of undernutrition and overnutrition among 6&ndash 9-year-old primary school children in rural areas of Vietnam, and (2) identify sociodemographic factors associated with undernutrition and overnutrition in this population. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in October 2016 in 2334 children from eight primary schools in rural areas in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. Anthropometric and demographic data were collected. The prevalence of underweight, stunting, wasting, and anthropometric failure was 8.0%, 5.1%, 5.3%, and 11.9%, respectively. Up to 22.1% of children were affected by overweight/obesity, and 31.0% by abdominal overweight/obesity. Low maternal education was associated with higher odds of underweight and anthropometric failure, whereas overweight/obesity or abdominal overweight/obesity were more likely in boys and children of mothers with a high education level. This study provides evidence for a double burden of diseases among primary school children in rural areas in Hai Phong City. Future interventions for the prevention and control of childhood undernutrition and overweight/obesity should take into account child sex and maternal education level. |
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