Articles Vol. 66 No. 3 26/05/2025

22. CHARACTERISTICS OF USING THE SCALE TO ASSESS ANOREXIA IN CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS OLD WHO OUTPATIENT AT THAI NGUYEN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Doan Thi Hue1,2, Nguyen Thi Tu Ngoc1,2, Tran Le Thu1,2, Nguyen Ngoc Ha1,2, Ngo Toan Anh3,4
1 Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Trường Đại học Y-Dược Thái Nguyên
3 Central Maternity Hospital
4 Bệnh viện Phụ Sản Trung ương
Corresponding author: doanthihue@tnmc.edu.vn
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v66i3.2512
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Anorexia children under 5 years old anorexia scale.
Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the status of the incidence of anorexia in children from 6 months to years old at Thai Nguyen General Hospital.

Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 265 children and caregivers of children from 6 months to 5 years old who visited Thai Nguyen Central Hospital from March 2024 to November 2024 participated in direct interviews based on the scale to assess the status of anorexia in children.

Results: 265 incident cases of anorexia were reported over the 1-month surveillance period and assessed as eligible for inclusion. The majority were boy (58.1%), mean age was 25.43 months (±16.95), more common in the 13-24 months group (31.7%), 6-12 months group (25.3%). The rate of anorexia in the study was 44.9%; In which, the characteristics of children's meals: holding food for a relatively long time (36.2%); Eating half of the portion then holding food for a very long time (34.0%); Meal time were from 45-60 minutes (13.6%); and 34.0% of children eat relatively little; Characteristics of children's eating behavior: Occasionally having opposing behaviors when eating, accounting for 51.3%; occasionally having avoidance behaviors when eating (51.3%).

Conclusion: Estimates of the incidence of anorexia in children from 6 months to 5 years old in our study was 44.9%.

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