Malnutrition Among Children Younger Than 5 Years-Old in Conflict Zones of Chiapas, Mexico

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ID11023765
AuthorsHéctor Javier Sánchez‐pérez (0000-0003-0215-1702, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur), Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez (Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Miguel A Hernán (0000-0003-1619-8456, Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Adriana Ríos-González (Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Marcos Arana-Cedeño (Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Albert Navarro (0000-0001-7153-4673, Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Douglas Ford (Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Mark A Micek (Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...), Paula E Brentlinger (0000-0002-4865-8915, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur), Paula Brentlinger (Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México, and with Grups de Recerca d’Amèrica i d’Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Barcelona, Spain. Miguel A. Hernán is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Adriana Ríos-González is with the Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Marcos Arana-Cedeño is with Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas,...)
Year2007
Volume97
Issue2
Pages229-232
Publication date2007-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.070409
PMID17194868
PMCIDPMC1781381
OpenAlexW1976243257
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited10

We performed a cross-sectional, community-based survey, supplemented by interviews with community leaders in Chiapas, Mexico, to examine the prevalence and predictors of child malnutrition in regions affected by the Zapatista conflict. The prevalence rates of stunting, wasting, and underweight were 54.1%, 2.9%, and 20.3%, respectively, in 2666 children aged younger than 5 years. Stunting was associated with indigenous ethnicity, poverty, region of residence, and intracommunity division. The results indicate that malnutrition is a serious public health problem in the studied regions

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Indigenous · Malnutrition · Obesity · Overweight · Political science · Poverty · Public health · Residence · Sociology · Underweight · Wasting · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine

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