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Nutritional status of Haitian children, 1978-1995: deleterious consequences of political instability and international sanctions

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: Results from three national surveys in Haiti suggest that the prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children fell considerably between 1978 and 1990. In the following four years, rates of stunting and underweight levelled off, while that of wasting nearly doubled. Child nutrition deteriorated dramatically during a period of intense political crisis and international sanctions that included a strictly enforced trade embargo. Human welfare should be monitored whenever international sanctions are imposed to regulate a country's behavior.

Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública

DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49891998001100008

Author: Menno Mulder-Sibanda

Institution: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas

Language: English

Topic: Child Nutrition and Water Access

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2149520397