TAILIEUCHUNG - Anemia in primary school-children of two highland communes in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province

Objectives of this study are to Determine the rate of anemia of primary school children in Thuong Nhat commune and Khe Tre Town of Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province, compare this rate of the Katu ethnic group to the Kinh and Find out the relationships between anemia and some factors on this group. | JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, Hue University, N0 61, 2010 ANEMIA IN PRIMARY SCHOOL-CHILDREN OF TWO HIGHLAND COMMUNES IN NAM DONG DISTRICT, THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE Dang Thij Anh Thu, Hoang Trong Sy, Nguyen Van Hoa College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University SUMMARY A survey carried out in 2007 of 336 highland school children in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue Province showed that the total rate of anemia was , in which it was almost all at mild level () and moderate level (), there were no cases at the serious level; The malnutrition rate of children was 39%. According to the stool tests, the rate of children getting hookworm was the highest with . There was a significant difference between anemia and ethnic groups (the anemia rate of the Kinh children was lower than that of the Catu ones). Moreover, there were other significant differences between anemia and biological factors, including: age, nutritional status, and hookworm infection. Factors relating to anemia were geography, household economic levels, the number of days eating meat and fish a week, having parents working as farmers, educational levels of mothers and mother’s practice in feeding children. 1. Introduction In recent decades, although there has been a considerable change of socioeconomic conditions, anemia is still an important health issue in many rural and highland areas in Vietnam. Particularly for school-age children, it is dangerous, and not only related to their physical and mental health but also affects the long-term development of the community. Thuong Nhat commune and Khe Tre town are two poor highland areas of Nam Dong district. Basically, people in both areas have a low education level, poor income, traditional customs and habits, topography and so on, which restricts living environment, hygienic conditions, and children’s health. Therefore, objectives of this study are to Determine the rate of anemia of primary school children in Thuong Nhat commune and Khe Tre Town

• Sức khỏe trẻ em
• Anemia in primary school children
• Nam Dong district
• Thua Thien Hue province
• Highland school children
• School age children