内蒙古较贫困农村儿童生长发育调查

内蒙古开鲁是国家食物与营养监测项目的一个较贫困农村监测点。按照国家项目组的要求，我们于1998年5月对开鲁县445名6岁以下儿童及其住户进行了现场监测，内容包括：6岁以下儿童身高、体重和与儿童生长发育相关因素的问卷调查。调查结果显示，开鲁县儿童生长迟缓率（身高不足）为12．58％，低体重率为5．17％，调查前两周儿童呼吸系统疾病的患病率为20．90％，腹泻患病率为7．64％；两岁以下儿童的辅食添加率分别为：谷类71．74％，乳类41．83％，蔬菜水果类63．77％，蛋禽鱼类61．59％。与1998年全国监测结果比较，开鲁县6岁以下儿童的生长发育状况好于全国同类地区平均水平，儿童腹泻患病率和呼吸系统疾病患病率低于全国同类地区患病率，2岁以下儿童四类辅食添加率高于全国同类地区平均水平。

A Survey on Child Growth in Poor rural Areas in Inner Mongolia

Kailu County Inner Mongolia is a poor rural surveillance site under the Project of Food and Nutrition Surveillance of China. As per the requirements of the China Project Group, we conducted a field surveillance over the 445 children under 6 and their families in Kailu County in May 1998. The surveillance covered the measuring of height and weight of children under 6 and the questionnaire on the related factors of child growth. The results indicated the following: prevalence of stunting (insufficient height) of children in Kailu County at 12.58% , prevalence of underweight at 5.17 % , the prevalence of 2 - week respiratory infection of children at 20.90 % and prevalence of diarrhea at 7.64 % . The rates of complementary feeding for children under 2 included 71.74% for cereals, 47.83% for milkm, 63.77% for fruits and vegetbles, 61.59% for eggs, poultry and fish. As compared with the national surveillance results in 1998, the growth of children under 6 in Kailu County was superior to the average level in similar areas in China, the prevalence of diarrhea and of respiratory infection was lower than that in similar areas in the country and the rate of complementary feeding for children under 2 was higher than the average one in similar areas in China.