Nutritional status of under five year olds in north Sudan. 1. Differences due to geographical location, age, twin status and feeding practices
1992
Nestel, P.S. | Mascie-Taylor, C.G.N. | Mohamed, K.A. | El Amin, A.
The drought of 1983-1985 in Sudan led to a large number of children becoming undernourished. In order to determine the magnitude of the problem a study was set up to assess the nutritional status of under five year olds across north Sudan, over four periods of time, during 1986-1987. Data were collected on just under 80,000 children from 50,000 households. Undernutrition was widespread across north Sudan with 32% of under five year olds being chronically undernourished and 14% acutely undernourished. Growth retardation began at an early age. Twins and boys were more vulnerable to undernutrition than singletons and girls.
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