Anthropometry and Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in a Sub-urban Region in Tanzania

• Main Authors: Arno Teblick (Author), Sofie De Deken (Author), Wies Vanderbruggen (Author), Marie Vermeersch (Author), Sofie Teblick (Author), Maarten Ruymaekers (Author), Jasmine Andries (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author), Bruno P Mmbando (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<strong>Background:</strong> Although undernutrition in children is widely recognized as a major health problem in Tanzania, region-specific prevalence data remain scarce. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of stunting and thinness among primary-school-age...