Abstract
The prevalence of stunting across the country remains high and uneven across regions. In Tan Thinh commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province, most mothers have not really paid attention to the nutritional status of their children. The assessment of the stunting status of children here is the basis for building communication strategies to improve nutritional practices for children of local mothers. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the stunting status of children aged 6-23 months in Tan Thinh commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province in 2020. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on 357 children aged 6-23 months from May to July, 2020 in Tan Thinh commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province. Results: Stunting prevalence among children aged 6-23 months were 20.4%. Stunting increased gradually by age group, the lowest were in the 9-11 months group (10.7%), the highest in the 18-23 months group (35.7%), The level of moderate stunting (16%) was higher than the level of severe stunting (4.5%). There were lower prevalence of stunted boys (20%) than stunted girls (20,9%). Conclusion: The rate of stunting among children aged 6-23 months in the commune in the study area is still high, especially in children aged 18-23 months. An organized effort should be made at all levels to improve maternal education, postnatal care practice to solve the problems of stunting in children, especially in such critical periods, to avoid its effect on future development of young children. Appropriate and early intervention should be designed at health facility and community level for mothers to have postnatal followup since it is an opportunity for health professional to give nutrition education for mothers. Further research should be conducted to investigate specific nutrient deficiency status (vitamin A, vitamin D, cailcium, zinc, iron, …) in body serum by using laboratory methods. Keywords: Stunting, children aged 6-23 months, Tan Thinh.
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