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

Article

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

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2006.11734112
Author(s): I.C. Kleynhans Department of Food and Hospitality Management, , U.E. MacIntyre Institute for Human Nutrition, , E.C. Albertse Faculty of Natural Sciences,

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.

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