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Undernutrition among children under five in the Bandja village of Cameroon, Africa

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 32 , issue 2 , 2019 , pages: 46–50

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2018.1448503

Author(s): Léonie Dapi Nzefa Department of Public Health, Cameroon , Francisca Monebenimp Department of Public Health, Cameroon , Christofer Äng Department of Clinical Medicine, Umeå, Sweden

Keywords: Cameroon , children under five , stunting , underweight , wasting

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Abstract

Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has a long history of struggling with child undernutrition. The prevalence of undernutrition is still high and knowledge about this public health problem and the underlying causes is essential for children’s health.

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