Household headship and nutritional status: female-headed versus male-dual-headed households

Article Abstract:

It is estimated that one-third of poor urban families in Latin America are headed by women. A study was conducted to measure the nutritional status of these women and children from female-headed (FHH) and male/dual headed (MHH/DHH) households in disadvantaged areas in Cali, Columbia. Data such as socioeconomic indicators, anthropometric dimensions, dietary intake, and interviews regarding household composition were taken. This study found that although FHHs were much poorer, the women studied had access to sufficient food sources for themselves and their children.

Social aspects, Children, Latin America, Single mothers, Single parents, Children of single parents, Single-parent family, Single parent family

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Gastrointestinal parasitic infection, anthropometrics, nutritional status, and physical work capacity in Colombian boys

Article Abstract:

Gastrointestinal parasites are correlated with lower weight, stature, weight-for-height, blood hemoglobin, and physical work capacity, as well as higher frequency of stunting and iron-deficiency anemia, in a study of 1016 Colombian boys. Gastrointestinal parasites infected 63% of the boys, with light parasite loads in 80-95% of those infected.

Research, Physiological aspects, Anthropometry, Gastrointestinal system, Boys, Medical parasitology, Parasitology

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Food and macronutrient intake of economically disadvantaged pregnant women in Colombia

Article Abstract:

Diet composition and intake did not differ significantly between pregnant and nonpregnant poor urban women in Colombia, except for an increase in fruit consumption at about 14 weeks gestation, during the first of three measurement rounds. Carbohydrate intake increased during late pregnancy to a degree that was of borderline significance.

Food and nutrition, Pregnant women, Pregnancy

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