Citation

Sánchez-Pérez HJ, Hernán MA, Ríos-González A, Arana-Cedeño M, Navarro A, Ford D, Micek MA, Brentlinger PE. Am. J. Public Health 2007; 97(2): 229-232.

Affiliation

Department of Population and Health, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, México. hsanchez@sclc.ecosur.mx

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2005.070409

PMID

17194868

PMCID

PMC1781381

Abstract

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.

Language: en