Gan C Y, Chin B, Teoh S T, Chan M K
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1993 Jun;24(2):293-301.
The nutritional status of 896 Kadazan children below 6 years of age from 23 villages of Tambunan District were studied. When stunting and wasting were defined as those who were below two standard deviations of height-for-age and weight-for-height (Waterlow et al, 1977) and based on the National Center for Health Statistics reference population, 67.6% of boys and 66.8% of girls were stunted while 12.3% of boys and 8.3% of girls were wasted. Weaning foods and toddler feeding practices were unsatisfactory. The role of health education on child care and feeding practices is emphasized.
对来自坦布南地区23个村庄的896名6岁以下卡达山儿童的营养状况进行了研究。当根据美国国家卫生统计中心的参考人群，将发育迟缓定义为身高低于年龄别身高两个标准差、消瘦定义为体重低于身高别体重两个标准差（沃特洛等人，1977年）时，67.6%的男孩和66.8%的女孩发育迟缓，而12.3%的男孩和8.3%的女孩消瘦。断奶食品和幼儿喂养方式不尽人意。强调了健康教育在儿童护理和喂养方式方面的作用。
