Adverse factors affecting growth of schoolchildren in St. Helena.
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- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 51 (6) , 435-438
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.51.6.435
Abstract
More than 1000 schoolchildren on St. Helena were studied to determine factors associated with suboptimal growth. Disease was demonstrable in only a small minority, but social factors were of prime importance. In particular, family size was found to be a dominant factor, over-riding the associated effect from overcrowding. The implications of this findings are discussed, and the concept of a "threshold of coping" developed. It is suggested that failure to achieve optimal growth may be a particularly useful index of the points of stress in the child-rearing patterns of society.Keywords
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