Social inequality and child malnutrition in four Andean countries

PAHO - OPS, Carlos Larrea , Wilma Freire

Published in : 2002

Available in : English

Keywords : Equity, malnutrition, nutritional status, poverty, socioeconomic factors.

The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of socioeconomic, regional, and ethnic conditions on chronic malnutrition in four Andean countries of South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Published in:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública / Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2002, 11(5/6)356-364, ISSN 1020-4989,
by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

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Originally posted at : Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Anthropometry, Demographic, Indigenous people, Poverty, Socio-economic, Stunting

Resource types : Assessments, surveys and indicators, Peer reviewed journals or papers