Re: [pronut-hiv] Growth reference charts ages 2-20 years (2)

["George M. Carter" <fiar@verizon.net>]

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>From pankizo@yahoo.co.uk:
>hi
>i am a nutritionist working in Botswana, we are hoping
>to develop/ adopt growth reference charts for children
>aged 2-20 years which will be suitbale for use in our
>country.  This is to ask you  what  different african
>countries are using at the moment, and those who have
>conducted studies   to please share with us their
>findings on the subject regarding their respective countries.]

One place to start for research findings is PubMed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

Using the search terms "botswana, nutrition, growth, children" yielded 6 
hits. One abstract below.

George M. Carter

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Corlett JT, Woollard E. Growth patterns of rural children in the Kgalagadi 
region of Botswana. Ann Hum Biol. 1988 Mar-Apr;15(2):153-9.

Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

483 children between the ages of 7 and 14 years in the arid Kgalagadi 
region of central Botswana were measured for height, weight, triceps 
skinfold thickness and upper arm circumference. These rural children were 
of comparable height to urban Tswana children recently reported in the 
literature but were considerably lighter. Subcutaneous fat measurements 
were similar to those previously reported but arm girth measurements were 
slightly smaller for rural children. These differences between urban and 
rural populations are discussed in terms of possible genetic factors and 
differences in nutritional status resulting from drought and food distribution.