title: Prevalence of nutritional deficits among children under five years of age in Angola.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies in Angolan children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional population based study. World Health Organization (2006) criteria were used to classify nutritional state.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A high prevalence of low height for age, weight for height and weight for age was observed (22%, 13% and 7%, respectively) among the children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nutritional deficiencies in children represents a serious public health problem in Bom Jesus, Angola.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ema Cândida Branco
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosane Aparecida
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luciana Cisoto
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniela Saes
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sartorelli
mesh_terms: D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence