Prevalence of nutritional deficits among children under five years of age in Angola.
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies in Angolan children. METHODS A cross-sectional population based study. World Health Organization (2006) criteria were used to classify nutritional state. RESULTS A high prevalence of low height for age, weight for height and weight for age was observed (22%, 13% and 7%, respectively) among the children. CONCLUSIONS Nutritional deficiencies in children represents a serious public health problem in Bom Jesus, Angola.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista de saude publica
دوره 47 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013