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NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THAI NGUYEN AND NGHE AN PROVINCES
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Objectives: To describe the nutritional status and to analyze the physical activities of primary school children (7-10 years) in Thai Nguyen and Nghe An provinces. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 262 students from two provinces. Probability proportional to size sampling method was used. Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using STATA version 15.0. Height-for-Age Z-score (HAZ) and BMI-for-Age Z-score (BAZ) were calculated using WHO Anthroplus software and using WHO 2007 growth standards. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 25.6% (with 16.8% overweight and 8.8% obesity). The prevalence of stunting was 8.0%, and wasting was 6.5%. Children in the low activity group had a higher prevalence of stunting (14.1%) and overweight/obesity (29.7%) compared to those in the sufficiently active group (6.1% for stunting and 23.9% for overweight/obesity). Conclusion: The study showed the prevalence of malnutrition was relatively high. Urgent action is needed to address these trends through targeted interventions promoting healthy lifestyles and increased physical activity among children.
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nutritional status, physical activity, primary school children, Thai Nguyen, Nghe An
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