Household Food Insecurity along an Agro-Ecological Gradient Influences Children’s Nutritional Status in South Africa

The burden of food insecurity and malnutrition is a severe problem experienced by many poor households and children under the age of five are at high risk. The objective of the study was to examine household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and child nutritional status in relation to local contex...

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Main Authors: Gamuchirai Chakona, Charlie M. Shackleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2017.00072/full