Open AccessEstimating the changing burden of disease attributable to childhood stunting, wasting and underweight in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012
Author(s) -
Nadine Nannan,
Ria Laubscher,
Jael,
I Neethling,
Muhammad A. Dhansay,
E B Turawa,
Demetre Labadarios,
Rosana Pacella,
Debbie Bradshaw,
V Pillay van-Wyk
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2022.v112i8b.16497
Subject(s) - wasting , medicine , underweight , malnutrition , environmental health , anthropometry , population , disease burden , pediatrics , body mass index , overweight , pathology , endocrinology
National estimates of childhood undernutrition display uncertainty; however, it is known that stunting is the most prevalent deficiency. Child undernutrition is manifest in poor communities but is a modifiable risk factor. The intention of the study was to quantify trends in the indicators of child undernutrition to aid policymakers.