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. 2021 Sep 7;63(1):e1-e6.
doi: 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5337.

Malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years in a primary health care setting

Indiran Govender  1 , Selvandran Rangiah, Ramprakash Kaswa, Doudou Nzaumvila
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Malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years in a primary health care setting

Indiran Govender et al. S Afr Fam Pract (2004). .

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Abstract

In this study, we outlined the types of malnutrition amongst children, the causes of malnutrition intervention at the primary health care level and some recommendations to alleviate childhood malnutrition in South Africa.

Keywords: community level factors; dietary intervention; individual factors; obesity; severe acute malnutrition.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.

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Outcomes of childhood malnutrition under the age of 5 years.
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Theatrical framework for causes of malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years.
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Pattern of malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years.
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