Measles Mortality, State of Nutrition, and Family Structure: A Community Study from Guinea-Bissau

摘要: In an urban area of Guinea-Bissau where the general state nutrition seemed fairly good, case fatality rate for measles among children less than three years age who were examined clinically during epidemic was 25.0%. Nutritional indicators (weightfor-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height ratios) measured a few months before about equal both group 60 subsequently died child population. Because no community study has demonstrated that nutritional influences outcome measles, assumed importance rates is questioned. Children in monogamous households had lower risk dying measles. It suggested may be more severe polygamous families because several can have disease simultaneously.