Objective To study the
nutritional status and influencing factors of
children aged 1-36 months in Naqu People′s
Hospital of
Tibet Autonomous Region of
China ,and to provide reference for further improvement of their physical quality and
health level .
Methods The
infants and young
children hospitalized from January 2015 to December 2016 were enrolled in the study.The basic information were collected,which included
gender ,age,weight,height,
diseases ,
feeding patterns ,adding supplementary
time ,etc.The Z-score of the
indicators for the
growth and development of
children recommended by
WHO were evaluated,and the
children ′s
malnutrition status and its influencing factors were analyzed.Results A total of 1 371
infants were included in the study,which included 753
male infants and 618
females ,with a ratio of 1.2 to 1.The rates of
growth retardation,low weight and
weight loss were 25.31%(347 cases),18.75%(257 cases) and 6.13%(84 cases),respectively.There was no significant difference in the
incidence of
growth retardation,low
body weight and
weight loss among
infants and young
children with different months of age (1 to 6 months,7 to 12 months,13 to 24 months,25 to 36 months).The
feeding mode and the
time of addition of the supplemen-tary
food (tsamba
paste ) had a significant effect on the
incidence of
malnutrition in infants less than 6 months old.The
incidence of
malnutrition in infants with
exclusive breastfeeding was lowest (28.88%,93/322).The earlier the tsamba
paste was added,the higher the
incidence of
malnutrition .Conclusion The in-cidence of
malnutrition in infants and young
children in Naqu People′s
Hospital is high.Correct
feeding con-cept should be paid
attention to.Early
breastfeeding and adding supplementary
food rationally for
infants and young
children are very important,which is beneficial to promote their
nutritional status and improve the
health .