Stunting and Overweight among 12-24-Month-Old Children Receiving Vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Introduction. Malnutrition and obesity are a double burden on children in developing countries and could induce higher risks of noncommunicable diseases in the long term. In the big cities of Vietnam, both issues are present and share the issue of nutrition problems; the prevalence of malnutrition i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BioMed research international 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-7
Hauptverfasser:	Van Khanh, Tran, Truong Vien, Nguyen, Le An, Pham, Giao, Huynh, Quang Vinh, Bui
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Biomedical research Birth weight Body mass Body mass index Body weight Breastfeeding & lactation Caregivers Children Community health services Developing countries Diabetes Female Growth Disorders - epidemiology Health aspects Health care Health care facilities Health facilities Health risks Humans Immunization Infant LDCs Longitudinal studies Low birth weight Low income groups Male Malnutrition Mothers Nutrition Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Overweight Pediatrics Prevalence Prospective Studies Public health Questionnaires Risk analysis Risk factors Sociodemographics Software Statistical analysis Systematic review Teenagers Urban areas Urban Population Urban schools Vaccination Values Variables Vietnam - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction. Malnutrition and obesity are a double burden on children in developing countries and could induce higher risks of noncommunicable diseases in the long term. In the big cities of Vietnam, both issues are present and share the issue of nutrition problems; the prevalence of malnutrition in children is gradually decreasing while the prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly. The paper aims to identify the prevalence of stunting and overweight/obesity in apparently healthy young children in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study recruited 12-24-month-old children receiving national vaccination in community health centers in HCMC from February 2016 to July 2017. Sixteen healthcare centers were randomly selected among 8 districts of HCMC. Stunting and overweight were defined by height-for-age z-score
ISSN:	2314-6133 2314-6141
DOI:	10.1155/2019/1547626