ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2020
The double burden of malnutrition in Vietnamese school-aged children and adolescents: a rapid shift over a decade in Ho Chi Minh City.
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- Micronutrient deficiencies and the double burden of malnutrition in Vietnamese female adolescents: a national cross-sectional study in 2020.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- Local anthropometric parameters for assessing double burden of malnutrition in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries: a review and retrospective analysis.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Review
- Dietary patterns and child, parental, and societal factors associated with being overweight and obesity in Vietnamese children living in Ho Chi Minh city.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Socio-economic determinants of healthy behaviours among primary schoolchildren and adolescents in Lokossa district of southern Benin.International health · 2023Article
- Double burden of malnutrition in ethnic minority school-aged children living in mountainous areas of Vietnam and its association with nutritional behavior.Nutrition research and practice · 2022Article
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- Key Informants' Perspectives on Childhood Obesity in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
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- Lifetime impact of being underweight or overweight/obese during childhood in Vietnam.BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Early childhood factors associated with obesity at age 8 in Vietnamese children: The Young Lives Cohort Study.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectivesVietnam is undergoing a nutrition transition, which is leading to marked shifts in body size at the population level, but up-to-date data are lacking. We therefore quantified the prevalence of undernutrition (stunting and thinness) and overnutrition (overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity) in school-aged children in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMc), Vietnam, and compared this with previous estimates. SUBJECTS/
methodsA cross-sectional survey of 10,949 children (6-18 years old) from 30 schools in HCMc, Vietnam in 2014-2015 was used to ascertain the nutritional status of children and adolescents. Different international classification systems (WHO, IOTF, IOTF for Asian children) were used to assess the prevalence of under and overnutrition. Comparisons were made with previous surveys in HCMc.
resultsRegardless of definitions used, the prevalence of overnutrition was high, particularly in primary school children (20-30% were overweight, 20-30% were obese, and 50% had abdominal obesity), in boys, and urban children. Undernutrition was more prevalent in high-school children (8% were stunted, and 6-18% were thin, versus 2 and 2-9% in primary children, respectively), and in rural areas. Comparisons with previous surveys indicated substantial increases in overnutrition and decreased in undernutrition since 2009 in all age groups.
conclusionsOvernutrition is increasingly common in school-aged children and adolescents in HCMc, while over and undernutrition continue to coexist. These findings highlight an urgent need for greater efforts to control malnutrition in children in HCMc.
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