Thapa M, Neopane A K, Singh U K, Aryal N, Agrawal K, Shrestha B
Department of Paediatrics, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2013 Sep;11(25):235-9.
Nutritional status is a prime indicator of health. Generally, three anthropometric indicators are often used to assess nutritional status during childhood and adolescence: underweight (weight-for-age), stunting (height- for-age) and thinness (BMI-for-age). Malnutrition in children is a major public health problem in many developing countries. This study was conducted to assess nutritional status among children attending health camps in two mountainous districts in Nepal.
Five hundred and seventy five children below 15 years of age attending the medical camp in Humla and Mugu districts in October 2011 were assessed for nutritional status. For children less than five years, weight for age, weight for height and height for age as per WHO classification, and for children between five to 15 years age specific values of height, weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) were calculated.
In Humla district, 28.2% children were undernourished, 8.8% wasted and 22.4% stunted in less than five years. In the same age group, 31.7% children were undernourished, 9.4% wasted and 29.4% stunted in Mugu district. In the age group five to 15 years, thinness was seen in 22.4% and 29.4% children in Humla and Mugu respectively.
Malnutrition (underweight, stunting, wasting and thinness) still constitutes a major health problem among Nepalese children, particularly in mountainous regions.
营养状况是健康的主要指标。一般来说，儿童期和青春期常使用三项人体测量指标来评估营养状况：体重不足（年龄别体重）、发育迟缓（年龄别身高）和消瘦（年龄别体重指数）。儿童营养不良是许多发展中国家的一个主要公共卫生问题。本研究旨在评估尼泊尔两个山区参加健康营的儿童的营养状况。
对2011年10月在胡姆拉和木古地区医疗营就诊的575名15岁以下儿童进行营养状况评估。对于五岁以下儿童，根据世界卫生组织分类计算年龄别体重、身高别体重和年龄别身高，对于5至15岁的儿童，计算身高、体重和体重指数（BMI）的年龄特异性值。
在胡姆拉地区，五岁以下儿童中28.2%营养不良，8.8%消瘦，22.4%发育迟缓。在同一年龄组中，木古地区31.7%的儿童营养不良，9.4%消瘦，29.4%发育迟缓。在5至15岁年龄组中，胡姆拉和木古地区分别有22.4%和29.4%的儿童消瘦。
营养不良（体重不足、发育迟缓、消瘦和消瘦）仍然是尼泊尔儿童，特别是山区儿童的一个主要健康问题。
