Nutritional Status of 0-36 Months old Children in the Zabol City\'s Health Centers
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SUMMARY In the present study nutritional status of 600 children of 553 women (who at least had one 0-36 months old child) attending the 5 health centers in Zabol city during September to October 1988 were assesse d acording to different nutritional classifications. On the basis of Gomez (Expected Weight for age= EW/ age) and Waterlow (Heigh t for age=H/age and Expecte d Weight for Height =EW/H) classifications, 59.2, 47 and 28. 2 percent of children were malnurished respectively. The mean duration of breast feeding (BF) was 15 months. A significant correlation were found between the age of termination of BF and the nutritional status of children (EW/age, P=0. 008; and H/age, p<0.001 respectively), as with increasing the length of BF the more number of children became! Malnourished.
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volume 16 issue 3
pages 42- 48
publication date 1992-09
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