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

Published

2007-12-12

Issue

Vol 19 No 4 (2006)

Section

Original Research