Nghiên cứu cắt ngang trên 400 trẻ dưới 2 tuổi và các bà mẹ tại huyện Hải Lăng, tỉnh Quảng Trị cho thấy: Tỷ lệ trẻ suy dinh dưỡng nhẹ cân là 17,7% (CN/T), thấp còi là 14,9% (CC/T) và gầy còm là 9,7% (CN/CC). Suy dinh dưỡng nhẹ là loại suy dinh dưỡng chính trong quần thể điều tra. Trẻ suy dinh dưỡng vừa và nặng chỉ chiếm từ 1,6% - 2,8%. Tỷ lệ bà mẹ...

English summary: A cross sectional study among 400 children and mothers in Hai Lang district, Quang Tri province indicates that: The prevalence of malnutrition of under two children was 17.7% by WAZ, 14.9% by HAZ and 9.7% by WHZ. Mild malnutrition was the main type of malnutrition, serious malnutrition and moderate malnutrition was very low and from 1.6% to 2.8% for 3 indicators. 88.0% of mothers breastfeed their children 30 minutes after delivery. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding up to 4 months was 27.5% and up to 6 months was 18.3%. Among the children have been receiving supplementary food, 31.9% children were introduced weaning food before 4 months. There were 15.5% and 49.0% children get diarrhea or respiratory infection in the previous two weeks. There was an association between nutritional status of children and mother education, and respiratory infection.