Open AccessDietary practices and nutritional status of under-five children in rural and urban communities of Lagos State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Idowu O Senbanjo,
Ibiyemi Olayiwola,
W.A.O. Afolabi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.193854
Subject(s) - underweight , wasting , anthropometry , malnutrition , environmental health , socioeconomic status , medicine , breastfeeding , rural area , demography , geography , pediatrics , population , overweight , obesity , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
Evidence shows that urban children generally have a better nutritional status than their rural counterparts. However, data establishing whether this difference in prevalence of undernutrition could be ascribed to difference in dietary practices are few.