TY - RPRT AU - Sommerfelt, A. Elisabeth AU - Stewart, M. Kathryn CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Children's nutritional status T2 - DHS Comparative Studies No. 12 PB - Macro International PY - 1994 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/CS12/CS12.pdf AB - This report describes the nutritional status in 19 countries surveyed under the first phase of the DHS program (DHS I), as well as differentials in the levels of undernutrition by selected demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics. Only findings based on anthropometric indices derived from the measurement of childrens' height and weight are presented. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) is a 13-year project to assist government and private agencies in developing countries to conduct national sample surveys on population and maternal and child health. Funded primarily by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DHS is administered by Macro International Inc. in Calverton, Maryland, USA. ER -