title: [Growth and anemia status investigation of 0-2 years infant and child in poor rural areas of Guangxi autonomous region].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate and analysis the growth and anemia status of 0-2 years old infant and child in poor rural areas of Guangxi autonomous region.
  
  
  METHODS
  659 child under 2 years old were selected randomly to measure the length, weight and hemoglobin concentration, and to get the child basic condition information through questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this area, the percent of 0-2 years old child growth retardation was 24.6%, under weight was 19.5%, wasting was 11.4% and anemia was 22.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The malnutrition and anemia status of 0-2 years old infant and child in investigated areas was severe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. mlxx1984@live.cn
authors.forename: Lexin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Liyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Fengmei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Wentao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002657:Child Development; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D012494:Sampling Studies