OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a nutrition improvement project based on home garden production and nutrition education on morbidity from acute respiratory infection and diarrhoeal disease in preschool children. DESIGN: The morbidity survey comprised five data collections undertaken by trained interviewers to ascertain the incidence and severity of respiratory infections and the incidence of diarrhoeal disease in children in two communes. SETTING: A project commune and a control commune in Vietnam. SUBJECTS: Preschool children to 6 years of age living in the project commune Khai Xuan (average 469 children) and the control commune Ching Cong (average 251 children). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Differences between the two communes over time in the incidence and severity of respiratory infections and the incidence of diarrhoeal disease. RESULTS: In Khai Xuan there was a significant reduction (P < 0.0001) in the incidence of respiratory infections (from 49.5% to 11.2%) and diarrhoeal infections (18.3% to 5.1%); the incidence of pneumonia and severe pneumonia was also significantly reduced (P < 0.0001). In Ching Cong there was no significant change in the incidence and severity of respiratory disease nor in the incidence of diarrhoeal disease. CONCLUSIONS: These findings emphasise the successful health outcome of a nutrition project based on household food production and nutrition education and the value of evaluating nutrition projects by reference to measurable health outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a nutrition improvement project based on home garden production and nutrition education on morbidity from acute respiratory infection and diarrhoeal disease in preschool children. DESIGN: The morbidity survey comprised five data collections undertaken by trained interviewers to ascertain the incidence and severity of respiratory infections and the incidence of diarrhoeal disease in children in two communes. SETTING: A project commune and a control commune in Vietnam. SUBJECTS: Preschool children to 6 years of age living in the project commune Khai Xuan (average 469 children) and the control commune Ching Cong (average 251 children). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Differences between the two communes over time in the incidence and severity of respiratory infections and the incidence of diarrhoeal disease. RESULTS: In Khai Xuan there was a significant reduction (P < 0.0001) in the incidence of respiratory infections (from 49.5% to 11.2%) and diarrhoeal infections (18.3% to 5.1%); the incidence of pneumonia and severe pneumonia was also significantly reduced (P < 0.0001). In Ching Cong there was no significant change in the incidence and severity of respiratory disease nor in the incidence of diarrhoeal disease. CONCLUSIONS: These findings emphasise the successful health outcome of a nutrition project based on household food production and nutrition education and the value of evaluating nutrition projects by reference to measurable health outcomes.
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Age Factors; Asia; Child; Child Mortality; Child Nutrition; Comparative Studies; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea--prevention and control; Diet; Diseases; Education; Health; Health Education; Health Services; Incidence; Infections; Measurement; Mortality; Nutrition; Nutrition Programs; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Primary Health Care; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Programs; Research Methodology; Research Report; Respiratory Infections--prevention and control; Southeastern Asia; Studies; Viet Nam; Youth
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