Abstract
Objective: To measure dietary intakes of young children aged 12–24 months and to
determine the impact of poor diets on stunting.
Design: A quantitative food-frequency questionnaire was adapted, tested and
standardised. Trained enumerators conducted in-depth interviews with the
mothers/caregivers of the children. Forty stunted children in urban informal
settlements and 30 stunted children in rural areas were selected and pair-matched
with controls. The data were captured on the Food Finder Program of the Medical
Research Council.
Results: In both urban and rural areas, the diet of stunted and non-stunted groups did
differ significantly and all diets were of poor nutritional quality.
Conclusion: Diets in both areas resembled the recommended prudent diet, i.e. low in
fat and high in carbohydrates. Poor quality diets were not the primary cause of stunting.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001428 |
| Date | 09 March 2007 |
| Creators | Theron, M, Albertse, E, MacIntyre, UE, Kleynhans, IC, Ammisah, A |
| Publisher | Public Health Nutrition |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | cThe Authors 2007 |
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