Gender inequality in food intake and nutritional status of children under 5 years old in rural Eastern Kenya

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Ndiku, M ^a,b   Jaceldo Siegl, K ^a   Singh, P ^a   Sabate J ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Eastern Africa   (Kenya)

Author keywords

gender; nutritional assessment; prevalence; stunting; Ukambani; underweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT;

ASIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 78651076966     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.197     Document Type: Article

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