TY - JOUR
T1 - Malnutrition among children younger than 5 years-old in conflict zones of Chiapas, Mexico
AU - Sánchez-Pérez, Héctor Javier
AU - Hernán, Miguel A.
AU - Ríos-González, Adriana
AU - Arana-Cedeño, Marcos
AU - Navarro, Albert
AU - Ford, Douglas
AU - Micek, Mark A.
AU - Brentlinger, Paula
PY - 2007/2/1
Y1 - 2007/2/1
N2 - We performed a cross-sectional, community-based survey, supplemented by interviews with community leaders in Chiapas, Mexico, to examine the prevalence and predictors of child malnutrition in regions affected by the Zapatista conflict. The prevalence rates of stunting, wasting, and underweight were 54.1%, 2.9%, and 20.3%, respectively, in 2666 children aged younger than 5 years. Stunting was associated with indigenous ethnicity, poverty, region of residence, and intracommunity division. The results indicate that malnutrition is a serious public health problem in the studied regions.
AB - We performed a cross-sectional, community-based survey, supplemented by interviews with community leaders in Chiapas, Mexico, to examine the prevalence and predictors of child malnutrition in regions affected by the Zapatista conflict. The prevalence rates of stunting, wasting, and underweight were 54.1%, 2.9%, and 20.3%, respectively, in 2666 children aged younger than 5 years. Stunting was associated with indigenous ethnicity, poverty, region of residence, and intracommunity division. The results indicate that malnutrition is a serious public health problem in the studied regions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33846902627
U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2005.070409
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2005.070409
M3 - Review article
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 97
SP - 229
EP - 232
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 2
ER -
