Roberts D, Gracey M, Spargo R M
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, WA.
Med J Aust. 1988 Jan 18;148(2):68-71. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb104509.x.
As part of a wider social and environmental impact study, we have investigated the current state of health and nutrition in children who were living in a remote Aboriginal community in far north-west Australia. There was evidence of widespread mild-to-moderate malnutrition and a high prevalence of infections, particularly of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and trachoma. Low birth weight was significantly associated with the presence of undernutrition at five years of age. Our results suggest that malnutrition in utero during infancy and in early childhood and the factors which cause it may impair the growth of young Australian Aborigines permanently.
作为一项更广泛的社会和环境影响研究的一部分，我们调查了生活在澳大利亚西北部偏远原住民社区儿童的健康和营养现状。有证据表明存在广泛的轻度至中度营养不良，感染患病率很高，尤其是呼吸道、胃肠道感染和沙眼。低出生体重与五岁时存在营养不良显著相关。我们的研究结果表明，婴儿期和幼儿期子宫内的营养不良及其成因可能会永久性损害澳大利亚原住民儿童的生长发育。
