Impact of orphanhood on underweight prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-42

  Rivers, Jonathan ^a,d   Mason, John ^a   Silvestre, Eva ^a   Gillespie, Stuart ^c   Mahy, Mary ^b   Monasch, Roeland ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNICEF ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Child anthropometry; Fostering; HIV AIDS; Orphanhood; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORPHAN;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 42149174847     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900104     Document Type: Article

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