The association between household food security and mortality in children under-five years of age in Agincourt, Limpopo Province, in 2004

Background: When children experience food insecurity, in addition to poverty, their resultant inadequate food intake and disease often leads to the development of proteinenergy malnutrition and ultimately to death. In South Africa, where three out of every four children live in poverty, food inse...

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Main Author: Crowther, Penny
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5816