| Project Type | Research Project |
| Project Sub-Type | Background |
| Project Status | Closed |
| Administrative Unit | ESARO |
| Regional Office Area | ESARO |
| Responsible Officer | Manji, Firoze |
| ODA Sector | Basic Health Care |
| Canadian Collaboration | No |
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| Duration (months) | 30 |
| Extension (months) | 0 |
| Planned Completion Date | 1990/12/01 |
| Legal Close Date | 1992/03/01 |
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| Total Funding | 231660 |
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Abstract
Malnutrition is a major public health problem of infants and young children in Malawi. Although much is already known about individual factors related to malnutrition in the country, there is a great need to examine the many risk factors associated with malnutrition. This will allow researchers to more accurately characterize when and why children's growth falters. The study will analyze the pre and postnatal growth and development of 935 infants into their second year of life (as well as the development of their siblings under the age of five) in relation to the characteristics of their communities, households and care-givers. The study focuses in particular on pre and postnatal growth in relation to access to and use of programs and services in health and agriculture. It also includes measurement of related factors such as household food availability, morbidity of mothers and children and women's time allocation.
Post-Project Summary
A complete postproject abstract could not be written due to lack of documentation in the IDRC library.
Recipient Institution(s)
| Mailing Address | P.O. Box 278 | Zomba | Malawi |
| Institution Type | Educational |
| Geographic Scope | National |
| UN Organization | No |
| Component Number | 001 |
| Research Status | Closed |
| Institution Country | Malawi |
