Malnutrition in Sub - Saharan Africa: Burden, causes and prospects

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bain, Luchuo Engelbert ^a,b,c   Awah, Paschal Kum ^c,d   Geraldine, Ngia ^e   Kindong, Njem Peter ^d   Sigal, Yelena ^a,b   Bernard, Nsah ^f   Tanjeko, Ajime Tom ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Centre For Population Studies and Health Promotion CPSHP   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^e Awing District Hospital Santa Health District   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Corruption; Malnutrition; Multisectorial approach; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFORESTATION; DROUGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER BIAS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; OVERNUTRITION; POVERTY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CORRUPTION; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTISECTORIAL APPROACH; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CORRUPTION; MALNUTRITION; MULTISECTORIAL APPROACH; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 84887455901     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.15.120.2535     Document Type: Review

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