Demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities in all forms of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 9 years: findings from the Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 2020
Significant demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities in child malnutrition were identified. National policies and programmes in Vietnam should address age-specific, sex-specific, geographical and socioeconomic disparities to accelerate progress in reducing child malnutrition.
Authors
- Hannah Ensaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4582-5244)
- Son Duy Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6122-0977)
- J. Bernadette Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-1550)
- Samantha J. Caton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9096-0800)
- Geoffry Smith
- Somphos Vicheth Som (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3336-3652)
- Nga Thuy Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4567-343X)
- Pui Yee Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1281-4928)
- Louise Dye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2331-4227)
- Văn Khanh Trần (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5059-8106)
- Yun Yun Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-5526)
- Xiaomian Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8299-1439)
- Xiaodong Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9722-8607)
- Do Tranh Tran
Institutions
- International Life Sciences Institute India (IN)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- National Institute of Nutrition (VN)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001177
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.60
Funders
- University of Leeds
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council