FAO - Nutrition country profiles: Papua New Guinea 2003
| dc.coverage | Papua New Guinea | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-27T11:55:28Z | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-27T11:55:28Z | |
| dc.date | 2003 | |
| dc.date | 2017-12-05T12:37:27.0000000Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T22:32:59Z | |
| dc.description | According to surveys over the last 15 years, the nutritional status of children under five years in Papua New Guinea has not improved (Smith, 1992; Gibson and Rozelle, 1998). In rural areas there is a high prevalence of underweight, a very high prevalence of stunting and a medium prevalence of wasting in children under five years (Table 4a-1) (Monsef, 1998). The prevalence of underweight and wasting was highest among infants at one year, while stunting affected more than half of the children at four years. A sub-national survey carried out among children under five years reported a lower prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting in urban areas. Children under five years living in the Highlands have a greater risk of stunting than their coastal counterparts. However, children living in the coastal regions are more likely to be wasted (Table 4a-2) (Gibson and Rozelle, 1998). | |
| dc.format | 36 p. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/BC652E | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.fao.org/3/a-bc652e.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/256006 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | FAO ; | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.title | FAO - Nutrition country profiles: Papua New Guinea 2003 | |
| dc.title | FAO - Nutrition country profiles: Papua New Guinea 2003 | |
| dc.type | Document |