Tuyển tập báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học trường đại học huế đề tài: Sử dụng mô hình "bữa ăn nhìn thấy và thực hành" cho việc phòng, chống suy dinh dưỡng của trẻ em dân tộc thiểu số dưới 5 tuổi trong phu xã, huyện Phú Lương, tỉnh Thái Nguyên. | JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Hue University N0 61 2010 USING THE MODEL MEALS SEEN AND PRACTISED FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF MALNUTRITION OF ETHNIC MINORITY CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD IN PHU DO COMMUNE PHU LUONG DISTRICT THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE Nguyen Minh Tuan Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy SUMMARY An intervention using the model Meals seen and practised was organized regularly at San Chay households with children under 5 years old in Thai Nguyen Province. The results showed that families with children under 5 years old contributed their time and efforts actively as well as sharing resources such as kg of foods for preparation of complementary food for children. Mother s nutrient knowledge and practice was clearly improved Good knowledge good practice . The prevalence rate of underweight malnutrition in San Chay children under 5 years old decreased to from as found in the previous survey. p 0 05 . Key words Malnutrition San Chay ethnic minority complementary food Meals seen and practised . 1. Introduction Guiding preparation of complementary food for children is one of the key contents in prevention and control of children s malnutrition in the community. Normally this activity is deployed in the style of a demonstration at the community health center. Therefore the information of caring for and bringing up children is transmitted to the mothers by health staff. However this did not stimulate the creative ability of families and the community. In the San Chay minority ethnic group a deep relationship between the population and supporting the food are still commonly in many ways. Based on these characteristics the study has selected a solution by organizing meals seen and practised at households to mobilize the participation of the San Chay minority ethnic community in prevention and control of malnutrition in the children under 5 years old. 2. Methods . Study subject and scope The research was conducted for all children under
