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Abstract
A cross-sectioned study was conducted at the Lefaragatha village of Bophuthatswana to document the prevalence and risk factors for malnutrition in children aged 0-5 years in June 1991. Fifty four households, in which there were children in the right age groups, were interviewed over three weeks. Of these children 14 (25.9%) were below the 3rd percentile of weight for age of the 1976 National Centre for Health Statistics standards; in the age group of 2 years and less, this figure was 28.6%, while in children older than 2 years the corresponding figure was 71.4%. Malnutrition was associated with a mother's consumption of alcohol and lack of resources such as water and an inappropriate staple diet. Education and income were not significant variables.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking--women; Behavior; Biology; Child; Child Nutrition; Correlation Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Environment; Health; Malnutrition--determinants; Measurement; Natural Resources; Nutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutrition Surveys; Population; Population Characteristics; Prevalence; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; South Africa; Southern Africa; Statistical Studies; Studies; Water Supply; Youth
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7987956
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curationis ISSN： 0379-8577