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The nutritional impact of seasonality in children and adults of rural Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.author Pastore,G.
dc.contributor.author Branca,F.
dc.contributor.author Demmissie,Tsegaye
dc.contributor.author A.,Ferro-luzzi
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-28T05:58:55Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-28T05:58:55Z
dc.date.issued 12/01/1993
dc.identifier.citation F. Branca, G. Pastore, A. Ferro-Luzzi, December , The nutritional impact of seasonality in children and adults of rural Ethiopia, European journal of clinical nutrition,july 27 1993, . (National Institute of Nutrition and WHo Collaborating Centre for Nutrition, Via Ardeatina, 546, 00178, Rome (Italy));
dc.identifier.uri http://172.21.6.100:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/431
dc.description.abstract A survey of the nutritional status of subsistence farmers was conducted over 13 months in a rural area of Ethiopia characterized by moderate climatic seasonality and intensive land exploitation. Bi-monthly questionnaires on food consumption, time allocation, agricultural production and cash flow were administered to 203 households and anthropometry performed on 1407 individuals. Comparison of post-harvest and pre-harvest anthropometry was made on 672 individuals (48% of the sample). In children, seasonal changes in the Z-score of weight-for-height were small and not significant. Height growth velocity showed instead a marked seasonal pattern, with values close to normal (-0.2 SD units) in July to December, a period characterized by better food availability, and lower values (-3.0 SD units) in January to June, a period characterized by intensive farm labour and heavy rains. Among the adults, body weight was highest in the post-harvest season (December) and decreased by 1.5 +/- 2.3 kg in men and 1.3 +/- 2.6 kg in women to the yearly minimum in the pre-harvest season (June). The paper shows that in this area children and adults both suffer from exposure to seasonal energy stress. The change in weight-for-height Z-score observed in children and the body weight loss observed in adults was greater in individuals of low socio-economic status and, within the same socio-economic level, in individuals with better nutritional status
dc.format.extent 840-850
dc.subject WEIGHT
dc.subject SEASONAL VARIATION
dc.subject HUMAN NUTRITION
dc.subject GROWTH
dc.subject NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject CHILDREN
dc.subject BODY MEASUREMENTS
dc.subject ETHIOPIASOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.title The nutritional impact of seasonality in children and adults of rural Ethiopia
dc.type Journal Article
ep.identifier.status Limited Access
ep.identifier.status Limited Access
ep.journal European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
ep.issue 12
ep.volume 47


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