An Anthropometric Survey of 1,074 Pre-school Children in Southern Rwanda, Central Equatorial Africa
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Vol. 26 (4) , 134-138
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/26.4.134
Abstract
The nutritional status, as determined by anthropometry, of 1074 preschool children was measured in a six week survey of a small area of Southern Rwanda, central Equatorial Africa. Little evidence of low weight for height, clinical signs of P.E.M. or reduced arm circumference was found, but a proportion with marked reduction in height for age was seen at every age. The risks of being stunted in this population are discussed.Keywords
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