农村学龄前儿童营养改善效果分析

“儿童营养监测与改善”项目是到目前为止在中国开展的最大规模的针对农村学龄前儿童的营养改善项目,本文着重对项目初期、终期二次监测结果进行比较分析,结果显示,通过五年营养改善工作的开展,使得项目县儿童的营养状况有了不同程度的改善,全国平均发育迟缓发生率下降了２３．１％,低体重发生率下降了２８．６％,贫血患病率下降了４８％,这些改善效果的取得与几年来实施的以营养教育为主线,多种措施并举的改善方案,在一定程度上改变了儿童的不良喂养习惯,提高儿童的膳食质量有着非常重要的关系。

Effect of nutrition on the health improvement of preschool children in rural areas

"Surveillance and Improvement of Children's Nutrition" is the largest project in connection with the nutrition of preschool children in China up to now. It focused on nutrition improvement of preschool children in rural areas. The results of the baseline survey and the project final evaluation surveys showed that the nutritional status of children was improved from 1990 to 1995. The prevalence of moderate and severe stunting and underweight at the national level decreased by 23.1% and 28.6% respectively. Anemia decreased by 48%. It was identified that the benefits of nutrition improvement were associated with nutrition education and other integrated nutrition interventions, e.g., improvement the dietary habit of the target children.