Titre :
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Short stature and the age of enrolment in Primary School : Studies in two African countries. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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Partnership for Child Development. GBR
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 48, n° 5, 1999)
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Pagination :
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675-682
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Régime alimentaire
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Taille corporelle
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Poids corporel
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Evaluation
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Enfant
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Homme
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Enfant 6 9 ans
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Etude comparée
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Ghana
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Afrique
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Tanzanie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST KR0xr80p. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study compares age at enrolment in Primary School with a range of nutritional measures for 8-9 year old and 12-13 year old children in Ghana (n=1566) and Tanzania (n=1390). The results show that short stature (height-for-age z-score), but not other nutritional variables (weight-for-age and weight-for-height z-scores and haemoglobin concentration). is strongly associated with late enrolment. This relationship holds for both age group. sexes and countries, and is independent of socio-economic status in Tanzania (where this parameter was assessed). The relationship between stature and age-appropriate grade becomes less marked with progression through school, which is compatible with a higher drop out rate for more stunted children. These results suggest an important role for health in education ; that stunted children enrol later in school and are more likely to drop out earlier.
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