安徽省某县5岁以下儿童生长发育及营养状况调查(Ⅰ)

The Growth and Nutrition Status of Children Under Age 5 in a County of Anhui Province (Ⅰ)

目的:为了了解安徽省某县5岁以下儿童生长发育水平及营养状况,了解距政府承诺的2000年我国5岁以下儿童中、重度营养不良患病率要在1990年的基础上下降50％的目标差距,为进一步干预提供依据。方法:按分层整群抽样的方法,抽取全县3个地区5岁以下儿童共1508人,由专职妇幼医生测量身高、体重,并以WHO的标准为依据进行体重、身高及身长体重的评价。结果:5岁以下儿童总体生长发育水平尚佳,儿童营养不良现患率有明显下降,男女性别间无差异,但年龄间差异明显,其中1～3岁年龄段营养不良的现患率较高。地区间差异明显,城市优于农村。结论:某县5岁以下儿童的营养状况仍有待于进一步提高,特别是1岁以上的农村儿童,应受到卫生部门及妇幼卫生工作者的重视。

Objective: In order to investigate the growth status of children under age 5 in a county of Anhui Province. Method: 1 508 children under age 5 were selected by stratified and cluster sampling in three areas in a county in 1998 . Result: It was tnat it was found that growth status of children in a county was better than average level of all over the county. The results also showed that prevalence of malnutrition had no gender disparity. But the age disparity was significant. The children under age 1 were better nourished than the other age groups. Prevalence of malnutrition in town was significantly lower than in rural areas. Conclusion: The results fully illustrate that the nutrition status of children under age 5 should be further improved, especially in rural areas.