Growth of rural and urban children in the valley of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Am J Phys Anthropol
; 55(2): 269-80, 1981 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7258347
Weight, stature, arm circumference, and the triceps skinfold were measured in 1,410 school children, 6 through 14 years of age, from two urban colonies in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez (n = 479), and from two rural Ladino (n = 467) and two rural Zapotec (n = 464) communities in the Valley of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Children from rural Ladino communities and urban colonies are significantly taller, heavier, and more muscular than children in rural Zapotec communities. The differences between rural Ladino and urban colonia children favor the former, particularly for weight and stature. These observations thus suggest 1) that children in the rural, indigenous communities in the Valley of Oaxaca are relatively undernourished compared to children in Ladinoized and urban communities, and 2) that rural-to-urban migration does not necessarily result in improved growth status.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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População Urbana
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Indígenas Norte-Americanos
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Crescimento
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Phys Anthropol
Ano de publicação:
1981
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos