Attending Informal Preschools and Daycare Centers Is a Risk Factor for Underweight, Stunting and Wasting in Children under the Age of Five Years in Underprivileged Communities in South Africa.

Madiba, Sphiwe; Chelule, Paul Kiprono; Mokgatle, Mathildah Mpata

Madiba, Sphiwe; Chelule, Paul Kiprono; Mokgatle, Mathildah Mpata.

Affiliation

Madiba S; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Chelule PK; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Mokgatle MM; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. mathildah.mokgatle@smu.ac.za.

Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 16(14)2019 07 20.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31330765

Subject(s)

Child Day Care Centers; Growth Disorders/epidemiology; Malnutrition/epidemiology; Nutritional Status; Schools; Thinness/epidemiology; Wasting Syndrome/epidemiology; Child Day Care Centers/classification; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Informal Sector; Male; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Schools/classification; South Africa/epidemiology

Key words

South Africa; children under five years; daycare centers; informal settlements; preschool; undernutrition

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Schools / Thinness / Child Day Care Centers / Nutritional Status / Wasting Syndrome / Malnutrition / Growth Disorders Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa Country of publication: Switzerland

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