Seasonal variation of child under nutrition in Malawi: Is seasonal food availability an important factor? Findings from a national level cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chikhungu, Lana Clara ^a   Madise, Nyovani Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child morbidity; Child under nutrition; Food availability; Malawi; Seasonal variation; Stunting; Underweight

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84940973740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1146     Document Type: Article

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