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Nutritional status of children with autism spectrum disorder at caring centers for autistic children in Vietnam
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Nguyen Phuong Thao, Vu Ha Nhi, Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, Tran Thi Yen Nhi, Le Xuan Hung, Nguyen Trong Hung
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Objectives: To describe nutritional status of children with ASD at caring centers for autistic children in Vietnam in 2021. Methods: This research is conducted at 18 centers raising children with ASD in Vietnam during two weeks in December 2021. A cross-sectional design was applied. The research was conducted on children who diagnosed with ASD and their caregivers. Data was collected by REDcap systerm through online interview. Results: According to height for age of Z-score, stunted and severely stunted children had the same percentage (12.1%) of under 5 years old group and in the group of 5-15 years old children, the percentage were 6.8% and 19.3% respectively. Moreover, in compliance with weight for age of Z-score, WKHSHUFHQWDJHRIXQGHUZHLJKW ZDV¿YHWLPHVKLJKHUWKDQVHYHUHO\XQGHUZHLJKWRQHV LQWKH \HDUVROGJURXS$QGFODVVL¿FDWLRQE\%0,IRUDJH=6FRUHWKHUDWHRIRYHUZHLJKWDQGREHVLW\ZDV 30.9% and 37.3% respectively in two age groups. Conclusion: The rate of malnutrition is not high with underweight, stunted and the rate of malnutrition ZDVWHGPDLQO\EHLQJPRGHUDWH+RZHYHUWKHUDWHRIRYHUZHLJKWDQGREHVLW\ZDVVLJQL¿FDQWO\KLJKHULQ ERWKDJHJURXSV7KHVH¿QGLQJVHPSKDVL]HWKHQHHGIRUQXWULWLRQLQWHUYHQWLRQVWRSUHYHQWPDOQXWULWLRQLQ the under 5-year-old children and overweight-obesity in the older group.
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Tạp chí Khoa học nghiên cứu sức khoẻ và phát triển
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