55. Thực trạng thiếu năng lượng trường diễn ở phụ nữ độ tuổi sinh đẻ từ 15 - 49 tuổi tại phường Mỏ Chè, thành phố Sông Công, tỉnh Thái Nguyên và một số liên quan

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study on 330 women of childbearing age (15 - 49 years old) in Mo Che ward, Song Cong citywas conducted to assess chronic energy deficiency andto analyze factors related to nutrition of women of childbearing age at the study site. The overall rate of chronic energy deficiency in women of childbearing age was 10.9%, of which the rate of mild chronic energy deficiency was 8.5%, moderate chronic energy deficiency was 2.4% and there was no severe level.Women with an average income/person/month below 5 million VND (OR = 2.02, 95% CI: 1.92 - 3.67, p = 0.016), unmarriedwomen (OR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.89 - 2.69, p = 0.034) andwomen with poor practice (OR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.76 - 3.18, p = 0.025) were related to the current state of chronic energy deficiency. Identifying and correctly assessing the prevalence of CED in the group of women aged 15 - 49 years plays an important role in developing appropriate nutrition intervention policies to improve thepopulaceswell-being and sustainable development.