Stunting among young black children and the socio-economic and health status of their mothers/caregivers in poor areas of rural Limpopo and urban Gauteng – the NutriGro Study

I C Kleynhans; U E MacIntyre; E C Albertse

Stunting among young black children and the socio-economic and health status of their mothers/caregivers in poor areas of rural Limpopo and urban Gauteng – the NutriGro Study

I C Kleynhans
U E MacIntyre
E C Albertse

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and immediate and underlying causes of stunting in black children aged 12 - 24 months living in rural and urban South Africa.

Author Biographies

I C Kleynhans

Department of Food and Hospitality Management, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. MDip, DTech

U E MacIntyre

Institute for Human Nutrition, University of Limpopo, Pretoria. MSc (Dietetics), PhD (Nutrition)

E C Albertse

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. MS, PhD

How to Cite

Kleynhans, I., MacIntyre, U., & Albertse, E. (1). Stunting among young black children and the socio-economic and health status of their mothers/caregivers in poor areas of rural Limpopo and urban Gauteng – the NutriGro Study. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 19(4). Retrieved from http://sajcn.redbricklibrary.com/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/161

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Vol 19 No 4 (2006)

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Original Research

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