
A cross-sectional study was carried out with 925 mothers and their children aged 6-23 months in 8 communes of Tu Nghia and Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai (465 pairs of mother and child) and 8 communes of Thanh Thuy and Lam Thao district in. Phu Tho (460 pairs of mother and child). The results showed that prevalence of malnutrition in Quang Ngai and Phu Tho with underweight was 13,4 percent and 12,2 percent; stunting was 23 percent and 24,8 percent and wasting was 3,9 percent for both provinces respectively. Prevalence of anemia of children In Quang Ngal was 39,7 percent and Phu Tho was 38,1 percent. Mother's practice on diversity of food: using minimum 4 of group foods among 7 group food which was reach 68,2 percent in Quang Ngai and 45 percent in Phu Tho. There was a prevalence of mother feed their child with minimum number which was not reached WHO criteria.
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