アメリカ合衆国におけるアジア系難民の子供の成長状況の改善
R Yip1, K Scanlon, F Trowbridge
1Division of Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
JAMA
|February 19, 1992
まとめ
東南アジア難民の子どもたちは,栄養状態の有意な改善を示し,1989年までに成長指標は他の低所得層に近い水準に達した. これは,遺伝学ではなく環境要因が彼らの成長に影響することを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 小児の栄養について
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 成長のモニタリング
背景:
- 多様な小児の栄養状態の評価は,公衆衛生の介入において極めて重要です.
- 難民の子どもたちの成長傾向を理解することで,標的型支援戦略を策定できます.
- 低所得の子どもたちは,彼らの栄養福祉に影響を与えるユニークな課題に直面しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 低所得の米国の子どもと比較して,東南アジア難民の子どもたちの栄養状態の傾向を分析する.
- 10年 (1980年−1989年) の成長指標のパターンを特定する.
主な方法:
- 疾病管理センターの小児栄養監視システム (1980年−1989年) から得られた成長データの記述分析を用いた.
- 12州の公衆衛生診療所の低所得家庭の5歳未満の子どもを含む.
主要な成果:
- 東南アジア難民の子どもたちは,出生時の低体重,年齢に対する身長,年齢に対する体重の有意な減少を示した.
- 研究期間中,低所得の白人,黒人,ヒスパニック系の子どもたちの栄養指数は安定していた.
- 1989年までに,アジア人の子供の成長率は,他の民族の子供達とほぼ同じでした.
結論:
- アジア難民の子供の成長の急速な改善は,遺伝ではなく,栄養と健康要因が重要なことを示唆しています.
- 移民の子供の成長を評価するには,家族や幼少期の背景を考慮する必要があります.
- 環境的,社会経済的要因は,難民の子供の栄養と発達に大きく影響を与えます.
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