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Malnutrition in young children of rural Burkina Faso: comparison of survey data from 1999 with 2009

Claudia Beiersmann, Mamadou Bountogo, Justin Tiendrébeogo, Valérie R. Louis, Sabine Gabrysch, M. Yé, Albrecht Jahn, Olaf Müller

Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2012 · 20 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The findings from this study confirm the still unacceptable high prevalence of malnutrition in young children of rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Progress in the reduction of malnutrition remains slow on this continent making it rather unlikely that the corresponding MDGs will be achieved. Large-scale multi-sectoral community-based interventions are urgently needed for a sustainable improvement of child health in SSA.

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