Vella V, Tomkins A, Borghesi A, Migliori G B, Adriko B C, Crevatin E
UNICEF, Kampala, Uganda.
Bull World Health Organ. 1992;70(5):637-43.
An anthropometric survey of children aged 0-59 months in north-west Uganda in February-March 1987 indicated a high prevalence of stunting but little wasting. Use of unprotected water supplies in the dry season, prolonged breast-feeding, and age negatively affected nutrition; in contrast, parental education level improved nutrition. Mortality during the 12 months following the survey was higher among those who had low weight-for-age and weight-for-height, but children who had low height-for-age did not have higher mortality. Weight-for-age was the most sensitive predictor of mortality at specificities > 88%, while at lower specificity levels weight-for-height was the most sensitive. Children whose fathers' work was associated with the distillation of alcohol had a higher risk of mortality than other children. The lowest mortality was among children whose fathers were businessmen or who grew tobacco.
1987年2月至3月对乌干达西北部0至59个月大儿童进行的人体测量调查显示，发育迟缓的患病率很高，但消瘦情况较少。旱季使用未受保护的水源、延长母乳喂养时间以及年龄对营养状况有负面影响；相比之下，父母的教育水平则改善了营养状况。在调查后的12个月里，年龄别体重和身高别体重低的儿童死亡率较高，但年龄别身高低的儿童死亡率并没有更高。在特异性>88%时，年龄别体重是死亡率最敏感的预测指标，而在较低特异性水平时，身高别体重是最敏感的。父亲的工作与酒精蒸馏有关的儿童比其他儿童有更高的死亡风险。死亡率最低的是父亲为商人或种植烟草的儿童。
