Growth and Nutritional Status of Children in North Korean Refugee Families

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#This study assessed the growth and nutritional status of children in North Korean (NK) refugeefamilies. @*Methods@#This study examined 301 children in NK refugee families. Their growth and nutritional statuswere estimated using the 2017 Korean National Growth Chart for Children and Adolescents. Stunting,being underweight, and wasting were defined as height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), andweight-for-height (WHZ) z -scores 2.0 were 5.0% and 11.0%, respectively. @*Conclusion@#Children in NK refugee families still suffer serious malnutrition after settling in South Korea,although being overweight is emerging as a new problem.