[Progress in the world health status of children during the period 1990-2000].
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted by UNICEF using standardized methods in 66 countries have provided data for evaluating the status of child health during the period between 1990 and 2000. This report presents findings on mortality in children less than 5 years of age, malnutrition indicators, immunization status and integrated management of childhood illness. It is concluded that children at the dawn of the 21st century are exposed to new risks related to poverty, war, violence, urbanization, and VIH/AIDS.
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Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (INAPG), France. jcdillon@infonie.fr
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D044342:Malnutrition; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D014480:United Nations; D014505:Urban Population; D014857:Warfare