陕西省5岁以下儿童营养不良患病情况调查

Investigation on Malnutrition of Children Under 5 Years Old in Shanxi Province

采取分层整群抽样方法,1992年9月对陕西省5岁以下儿童营养不良患病情况进行调查。按照WHO和UNICEF的标准与评价方法,结果显示:陕西省5岁以下儿童中、重度营养不良患病率为12.8％,以中度为主(11.2％),重度较少(1.6％);农村(14.1％)高于城市(8.8％),女童(13.6％)稍高于男童(12.1％)。各年龄组中以0.5岁以内最低(1.6％),0.5岁以后迅速上升,在1.5～2岁时达到高峰(18.1％),随后缓慢回落,并维持在12％～15％的水平上。本调查表明,营养不良的防治应以农村儿童为重点,且应贯彻及早动手、常抓不懈、持之以恒的方针。

In this paper 13406 children under 5 years old are investigated to find the malnutrition status. The results showed that the prevalence rate of severe and moderate malnutrition was 12. 8% in Shanxi province according to the assessment standard of WHO and UNICEF.and the rate was fond higher in rural areas (14.1%) than in cities (8. 8%) ,and higher, in girls (13. 6%) than in boys (12. 1%). In all age,the rate was lowest under 6 months old (1. 6%), After 6 months ,it was raised rapidly and highest between 1. 5 to 2. 0 years old. Then it was gone down and continued in a level of 12% to 15%. This data suggest that in this province the prevalence rate of severe there was about 500 thousands malnourished children. In prevention and treatment, it is important to put the stress on the rural areas.