Antimicrobial Resistance and the Successful Eradication of -Induced Gastroduodenal Ulcers in Vietnamese Children.

Background: infections induce chronic gastric mucosal inflammation and peptic ulcer disease, and eradication is recommended.

Objective: To investigate antibiotic resistance and eradication rates in children with gastroduodenal ulcers in Vietnam.

Methods: We performed gastroduodenal endoscopies, cultures, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (clarithromycin, amoxicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, and levofloxacin) In children with gastroduodenal ulcers at Children's Hospital 2 from November 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020.

Secular trends in growth and nutritional status of Vietnamese adults in rural Red River delta after 30 years (1976-2006).

In order to assess secular trends in growth of the Vietnamese population following a period of rapid economic growth, a follow-up study on physical growth and nutritional status of adults was carried out in a rural section of the Red River delta, Vietnam 30 years after the original study. The initial study in 1976 found that average height and weight of Vietnamese adults was similar to data collected by French experts Huard and Bigot in 1938. Hence, no noticeable secular trends were observed in almost 40 years.

Double burden of malnutrition: the Vietnamese perspective.

In addition to the burden of undernutrition, many recent studies in Vietnam demonstrate that overweight/obesity and a number of nutritionally- related chronic diseases (NRCD) (hypertension, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases) are on the rise at an alarming rate. This could be the result of dietary and life style changes. The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) - a typical phenomenon during nutrition transition in developing countries, has been clearly reported in our country.

Reduction in childhood malnutrition in Vietnam from 1990 to 2004.

Reduction in childhood malnutrition in Vietnam between 1990 and 2004 was assessed using data from 5 national surveys. The prevalence of malnutrition, including stunting, declined significantly for underweight from 45% in 1990 to 26.6% in 2004.

The contribution of plant foods to the vitamin A supply of lactating women in Vietnam: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: More information is needed on the efficacy of carotenoids from plant foods in improving vitamin A status.

Objective: We aimed to quantify the efficacy of provitamin A-rich vegetables and fruit in improving vitamin A status.

Design: Breastfeeding women in 9 rural communes in Vietnam were randomly allocated to 1 of 4 groups: the vegetable group (n = 73), which ingested 5.

Sub clinical vitamin A deficiency and anemia among Vietnamese children less than five years of age.

The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of sub clinical vitamin A deficiency and anemia in Vietnamese children. For this, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 40 villages (clusters) of four ecological regions in Vietnam during Apr-May 2001. In total 1657 children less than 5 years old were included by a cluster random sampling method.

Regular consumption of NaFeEDTA-fortified fish sauce improves iron status and reduces the prevalence of anemia in anemic Vietnamese women.

Background: Fish sauce is consumed daily by a large proportion of the Vietnamese population and could therefore be a potentially useful food vehicle for iron-fortification programs.

Objective: We evaluated the efficacy of iron-fortified fish sauce in improving the iron status of anemic women.

Design: In a randomized, double-masked study of 152 anemic (hemoglobin concentration of 81-119 g/L) women, a meal based on noodles or rice was served 6 d/wk with 10 mL fish sauce containing either 10 mg Fe as NaFeEDTA (iron-fortified group) or no added iron (control group).

Control of vitamin A deficiency in Vietnam: achievements and future orientation.

Vitamin A deficiency is one of the major nutritional deficiencies in Vietnam. The first survey, conducted in 1985-1988 showed that the prevalence of severe xerophthalmia was seven times higher than the cutoff point established by the World Health Organization (WHO) to define vitamin A deficiency as a public health problem. The result of this survey strongly convinced the government to launch a program to control vitamin A deficiency, which started in 1988.

[Efficacy of daily and weekly iron supplementation for the control of iron deficiency anaemia in infants in rural Vietnam].

In Vietnam the high prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia in infants and young children speaks for implementing early interventions. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the daily iron supplementation in infants given by their mothers and of the weekly iron supplementation. Two hundred and seventy infants aged 5 to 12 months, were divided into four groups.

Dietary patterns and risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Fijian, Japanese and Vietnamese populations.

Diabetes mellitus is now a serious and increasing problem in Asian countries, where dietary patterns have shifted toward Westernized foods and people are becoming more sedentary. In order to elucidate the relationship of dietary habits to the development of diabetic risk factors, the dietary patterns of 200 Fijian, 171 Japanese and 181 Vietnamese women of 30-39 years of age were investigated using 3 day-24 h recall or dietary records. Anthropometric measurements and glycosuria tests were also conducted.