Prevalence of childhood malnutrition among under 5 yrs children in Regae village in Greater Marble-Hall sub-district in Limpopo Province

dc.contributor.advisor	Mpolokeng, M.B.L
dc.contributor.author	Maditsi, Mohlapametse James
dc.contributor.other	Nyazema, N
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-02T05:49:32Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-02T05:49:32Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.date.submitted	2008-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/324
dc.description	Thesis (MPH.) --University of Limpopo, 2008.	en
dc.description.abstract	Childhood malnutrition is one of the conditions that have been identified by the world health organisation to be given high priority in terms of their control and management. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in a rural village of Regae in the Limpopo province. The study found that stunting and underweight are 17.5% whilst wasting is at 12.9% in the village. Key words: childhood malnutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, socioeconomic factors, educational level.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	N/A	en
dc.format.extent	x, 86 p.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.relation.requires	pdf	en
dc.subject	Childhood Malnutrition	en
dc.subject	stunting	en
dc.subject	Wasting	en
dc.subject	Underweight	en
dc.subject	Socioeconomic factors	en
dc.subject	Educational level	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.19892	en
dc.subject.mesh	Child malnutrition	en
dc.title	Prevalence of childhood malnutrition among under 5 yrs children in Regae village in Greater Marble-Hall sub-district in Limpopo Province	en
dc.type	Thesis	en