Wijga A, Vyas U, Vyas A, Sharma V, Pandya N, Nabarro D
Hum Nutr Clin Nutr. 1983 Jul;37(4):255-69.
Eighty children, aged 0-18 months, were studied over a period of 6 months. Information was obtained from monthly interviews with mothers, when the children were also weighed. Feeding practices, incidence of illness and weight gain were described. The children who were nutritionally most at risk were identified. The average weight of the children was 1 kg less than the NCHS international reference by 3 months, 1.7 kg by 9 months. The majority of mothers did not introduce foods other than breast milk before 9 months. The children from labourers' households gained less weight between 3 and 6 months, had a higher prevalence of malnutrition and more reports of illness than children from non-labourers' households. The implications of these results for workers in child health and nutrition programmes are discussed.
对80名年龄在0至18个月的儿童进行了为期6个月的研究。通过每月与母亲面谈获取信息，同时也对儿童进行称重。描述了喂养方式、疾病发病率和体重增加情况。确定了营养风险最高的儿童。这些儿童的平均体重在3个月时比美国国家卫生统计中心（NCHS）的国际参考标准轻1千克，在9个月时轻1.7千克。大多数母亲在9个月前未给孩子添加母乳以外的食物。与非劳动者家庭的儿童相比，劳动者家庭的儿童在3至6个月间体重增加较少，营养不良患病率较高，疾病报告也更多。讨论了这些结果对儿童健康和营养项目工作人员的启示。
