| Agricultural development and nutritional status in Malawi. | |
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PMID: 2511335 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A comparative anthropometric assessment involving 2175 measurements of 1533 children under the age of 5 was carried out in Malawi, both before and after the harvest seasons (February and May, 1985). Subjects were randomly drawn from socioeconomically similar rural environments within and outside a large-scale agricultural development project. Chronic malnutrition (height for age less than 90 per cent of the median) was found to be 36 per cent in February and 41 per cent in May. The prevalence of acute malnutrition (weight for height less than 80 per cent of the median) was 4 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively. Tests of significance found no statistical difference between the project and non-project children for a variety of nutritional status indices. It is postulated that such factors as increased female access to extension services and male access to nutrition education may have greater impact on morbidity than income increases alone, and should be part of agricultural development planning. |
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Authors:
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A Kurth |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of tropical pediatrics Volume: 35 ISSN: 0142-6338 ISO Abbreviation: J. Trop. Pediatr. Publication Date: 1989 Oct |
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Created Date: 1990-01-04 Completed Date: 1990-01-04 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8010948 Medline TA: J Trop Pediatr Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 250-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Agriculture
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trends* Anthropometry Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Developing Countries* Female Humans Infant Malawi / epidemiology Male Nutritional Status* Protein-Energy Malnutrition / mortality* |
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