Tình trạng dinh dưỡng của bệnh nhân viêm phổi dưới 5 tuổi tại Khoa Hô hấp 1, Bệnh viện Nhi đồng 2

To investigate the nutritional status and feeding regime in pneumonia patients under 5 years old who were inpatient at Respiratory Department 1 of Children's Hospital 2 Subjects and research methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 156 patients under the age of 5 diagnosed with pneumonia inpatient at Respiratory Department 1 of Children's Hospital 2 from April to June 2022. Results: The prevalence of children with acute malnutrition based on weight-for-height Z-score and mid-upper arm circumference was 14.2%, 3.2%, respectively. The prevalence of stunting children was 12,8%. The prevalence of exclusively breastfed children in the first 6 months was 16.0%. Only 16,8% of children introduced complementary food at the recommended. Only 17,7% of children started feeding rice at recommendation. Average energy intake was 496 (325 – 718) kcal/day, accounted for 41,3 (31.4 – 59.4)% daily recomendation. Conclusions: It is necessary to strengthen communication and health education for mothers about the importance of breastfeeding in the first 6 months. It is necessary to train the mother the appropriate time and the accuracy of introducing complementary food for children. MUAC could be used as an alternative tool for weight-for-height Z-Score to assess the acute malnutrition status when WHO anthropometric index table by age and gender was unavailable.