Socio-demographic profiles and anthropometric status of 0- to 71-month-old children and their caregivers in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 117-126

  Smuts, C M ^a,b   Faber, Mieke ^a   Schoeman, S E ^a   Laubscher, J A ^a   Oelofse, A ^c   Benade A J S ^d   Dhansay, M A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Childhood malnutrition; Maternal overweight; Nutritional status; Socio demographics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CAREGIVER; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTRICITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNEMPLOYMENT; VEGETABLE; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 54949115837     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2008.11734164     Document Type: Article

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