What is it about?
The prevalence of malnourished children in remote Thailand is severe . However this was unclear to the health volunteers and villagers. Villagers understand child health in terms of functional abilities rather than size as used by the health system. Limited resources and support in this remote location may explain why child nutrition remains poor.
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Why is it important?
Our findings suggest that modifications to the current growth monitoring system in remote Thailand would be beneficial. The system needs to be understood by the villagers and volunteers in the communities so that they are able to care for the nutritional needs of their children in a way that makes sense to them.
Perspectives
I spent time with the hill tribe communities in order to understand their situation particularly in relation to child health. I hope that this research will result in improvements in nutrition support for these communities as they are remote and and dealing with a number of difficulties including food insecurity and poverty.
Anna Roesler
University of Adelaide
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This page is a summary of: Health Workers’ and Villagers’ Perceptions of Young Child Health, Growth Monitoring, and the Role of the Health System in Remote Thailand, Food and Nutrition Bulletin, November 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0379572118808632.
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