改善美国亚洲难民儿童的成长状况
R Yip1, K Scanlon, F Trowbridge
1Division of Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
JAMA
|February 19, 1992
概括
东南亚难民儿童的营养状况显著改善,到1989年,增长指标接近其他低收入群体的增长指标. 这表明环境因素,而不是遗传因素,影响了它们的生长.
科学领域:
- 儿童营养学 儿童营养学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 增长监测 增长监测是指对增长的监测.
背景情况:
- 评估不同儿科群体的营养状况对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
- 了解难民儿童的成长趋势可以为有针对性的支持策略提供信息.
- 低收入儿童面临着独特的挑战,影响他们的营养福祉.
研究的目的:
- 分析与其他低收入美国儿童相比,东南亚难民儿童的营养状况趋势.
- 为了确定十年 (1980-1989) 增长指标的模式.
主要方法:
- 利用疾病控制中心儿童营养监测系统 (1980-1989) 增长数据的描述性分析.
- 包括来自12个州公共卫生诊所的低收入家庭的五岁以下儿童.
主要成果:
- 东南亚难民儿童的出生体重低,身高相应年龄和体重相应年龄显著下降.
- 在研究期间,低收入白人,黑人和西班牙裔儿童的营养指数保持稳定.
- 到1989年,亚洲儿童的成长状况接近其他族群的成长状况.
结论:
- 亚洲难民儿童成长的快速改善表明,营养和健康因素是关键因素,而不是遗传.
- 评估移民儿童的成长需要考虑家庭和早期生活背景.
- 环境和社会经济因素显著影响难民儿童的营养和发展.
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