Nutritional status of Kadazan children in a rural district in Sabah, Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1993 Jun; 24(2): 293-301
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-33734
ABSTRACT
The nutritional status of 896 Kadazan children below 6 years of age from 23 villages of Tambunan District were studied. When stunting and wasting were defined as those who were below two standard deviations of height-for-age and weight-for-height (Waterlow et al, 1977) and based on the National Center for Health Statistics reference population, 67.6% of boys and 66.8% of girls were stunted while 12.3% of boys and 8.3% of girls were wasted. Weaning foods and toddler feeding practices were unsatisfactory. The role of health education on child care and feeding practices is emphasized.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Child, Preschool
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Anthropometry
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Nutrition Surveys
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Nutritional Status
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Health Education
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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