The relationship between diarrheal diseases, nutritional status and health care has been studied prospectively in a group of Guatemalan Indian children below two years of age. From the data it was concluded that acute and chronic malnutrition is positively associated with the incidence and duration of gastrointestinal disorders, and that the negative nutritional consequences of diarrhea are more significant in malnourished children than in well‐nourished ones. A positive effect of a simplified health care program on the nutritional status of children suffering gastrointestinal disorders was also found.
Ecology of Food and Nutrition
Volume 12, 1983 - Issue 4
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