%0 Journal Article
%T The prevalence of underweight in children aged 5 years and younger attending primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area, Free State
%A Andrea Smith
%A Anke Liebenberg
%A Christos Halkas
%A Danae Koetaan
%A Gina Joubert
%A Maresa van Lill
%A Marietjie Brits
%J Archive of "African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1476
%X The Constitution of South Africa stipulates that all children have the right to basic nutrition; however, a great number of South African children are underweight for age. It is important to address malnutrition as it is associated with more than 50% of all child deaths in developing countries and also increases the risk for infective diseases
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018728/