THE HABITS OF EATING IN CHILDREN OVER 5 YEARS OLD  UNDERGOING GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY AT  THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Tạ Thùy Dương; Lưu Thị Mỹ Thục; Lê Thị Kim Dung

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.10901

THE HABITS OF EATING IN CHILDREN OVER 5 YEARS OLD UNDERGOING GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY AT THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

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Received: 08/08/24 Revised: 17/11/24 Published: 18/11/24

Authors

1. Ta Thuy Duong, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2. Luu Thi My Thuc , Vietnam National Children's Hospital
3. Le Thi Kim Dung, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Abstract

This study aims to describe certain eating habits and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in children over 5 years old with recurrent abdominal pain who are undergoing outpatient treatment at the National Children’s Hospital. The descriptive study was conducted on 159 children at the National Children’s Hospital from September 2023 to June 2024. The study results show that the outcomes of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were: 11.3% normal and 88.7% with lesions. The common eating habits of the children were: having breakfast 25.8%, snacking 34.6%, drinking fresh milk 59.7%, consuming carbonated soft drinks 6.9%, drinking fruit juice with added sugar 15.7%, eating sweets 71.1%, and consuming processed foods 3.1%. The prevalence of lesions observed through upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was higher in children with irregular breakfast habits, irregular snacking habits, and frequent consumption of sweets.

Keywords

Dietary habit; Upper GI endoscopy; Sweet food; Breakfast; Snacks

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