Research Article

Adverse social, nutrition and health conditions in rural districts of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 23 , issue 3 , 2010 , pages: 140–147

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2010.11734328

Author(s): S. Schoeman Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa , M. Faber Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa , V. Adams Currently from Scifest, South Africa , C. Smuts School for Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Science, Potchefstroom , N. Ford-Ngomane Health Systems Trust, South Africa , J. Laubscher Biostatistics Unit, South Africa , M. Dhansay Currently from Executive Research Directorate, South Africa

Keywords: children 0 to 59 months , caregivers , nutritional status , socio-demography , rural districts , South Africa.

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Abstract

Objective: This study determined the socio-demographic, nutritional and health status of children and their caregivers in two rural districts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and one rural district in the Eastern Cape (EC), South Africa.

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