Malnutrition among 6–59-Month-Old Children at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Prevalence and Associated Factors

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:20.62em"/><col style="width:4.77em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Nutrition status of children</b></td><td class="align_center">N (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Underweight (Weight-for-age: WA&lt; -2SD)</td><td class="align_center">19 (8.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Stunting (Length/height-for-age: HA&lt; -2SD)</td><td class="align_center">22 (9.8)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Wasting (Weight-for-length/height: WH&lt; -2SD)</td><td class="align_center">10 (4.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Overweight (BMI&gt;+1)</td><td class="align_center">58 (25.8)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Prevalence of underweight and stunting (n=225).</div>

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Table 2: Malnutrition among 6–59-Month-Old Children at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Prevalence and Associated Factors 