Nutrition and Infection Field Study in Guatemalan Villages, 1959–1964

Ascoli, Werner; Guzmán, Miguel A.; Scrimshaw, Nevin S.; Gordon, John E.

doi:10.1080/00039896.1967.10664945

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“…Among toddlers and older infants, malnutrition was an underlying associated factor in nearly all of the deaths attributed to specific infectious diseases. The patterns of death rates in this study show that older toddlers and children in the second year of life merit as much consideration as younger infants [40,46]. This was also true for other developing countries, although it was not recognized at the time of the study in the 1950s [40].…”

Section: Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 66%

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Early INCAP Longitudinal Nutrition Studies at the Community Level

Guzmán¹,

Scrimshaw²

2010

Food Nutr Bull

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This paper reviews the findings of early field studies of INCAP comparing the effects of vitamin B12 and animal and vegetable protein on the growth of poorly nourished schoolchildren. It also describes a 5-year community-based intervention study showing that a protein-rich supplement given to preschool children improves growth and cognition and decreases morbidity and mortality. Medical care in one village had no detectable benefits. A classical seven-year community-based detailed observational study of the infection status and growth in children from birth is also summarized.

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Section: Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 66%

“…Details and interpretation of results of the 5-year field study were published in a series of nine articles [18,19,[39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. In the course of long-term studies, unanticipated events occur that must be considered when interpreting results.…”

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Early INCAP Longitudinal Nutrition Studies at the Community Level

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Scrimshaw²

2010

Food Nutr Bull

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“…munities over a corresponding time period (Behar, Ascoli and Scrimshaw, 1958;Ascoli, Guzman, Scrimshaw and Gordon, 1967;Early, 1970).…”

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Patterns of childhood mortality and growth status in a rural Zapotec community

Malina

Himes

1978

Annals of Human Biology

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Infant and childhood mortality (birth to 14 years), and growth status of 143 schoolchildren (5 to 14 years) are considered for a rural, Zapotec-speaking community (population, 1703) in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mortality statistics are based on civil records from 1945 to 1970. Growth status is based on weight and height for age, and weight for weight for height. In the Zapotec community, about 59% of all deaths occur in children under 15 years of age; thus, a considerable percentage of individuals die before reaching reproductive age. Children under 5 years of age, however, account for approximately 54% of all deaths, and mortality in children 1 to 4 years of age is especially high (27% of all deaths). The latter figure suggests chronic malnutrition, frequent disease and generally poor circumstances in the community. This suggestion is supported in the heights and weights of schoolchildren, survivors of the rigorous selection processes of the pre-school years. The majority of children are below the 5th centile for stature in well-nourished American children. Weight for height, however, approximates that of the USA reference data.

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“…The objective of this study was to compare the effects on growth, morbidity, and mortality when children under 5 were given a nourishing supplement daily once breast milk was no longer adequate as a sole source of food with those receiving optimal medical care but no supplementary food (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). In a similar control village, the town was helped with civil projects to facilitate identical data collection but received neither additional food nor medical care beyond that provided by the government.…”

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History and Early Development of INCAP ,

Scrimshaw¹

2010

The Journal of Nutrition

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Nevin Scrimshaw was the founding Director of the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), serving as Director from 1949 to 1961. In this article, he reviews the history of the founding of INCAP, including the role of the Rockefeller and Kellogg Foundations, the Central American governments, and the Pan American Health Organization. The objectives pursued by INCAP in its early years were to assess the nutrition and related health problems of Central America, to carry out research to find practical solutions to these problems, and to provide technical assistance to its member countries to implement solutions. INCAP pursued a strategy of selecting promising Central Americans for advanced education and training in the US who assumed positions of leadership on their return. After this early phase, talented non-Central Americans of diverse origins were brought to INCAP, as well as additional researchers from the region. Growth of INCAP, as reflected in its annual budget and in the physical plant, was rapid and this was accompanied by high scientific productivity. Several field studies were launched that contributed impetus and design elements for the Oriente Longitudinal Study, which is the focus of this supplement.

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Nutrition and Infection Field Study in Guatemalan Villages, 1959–1964

Cited by 35 publications

References 10 publications

Early INCAP Longitudinal Nutrition Studies at the Community Level

Early INCAP Longitudinal Nutrition Studies at the Community Level

Patterns of childhood mortality and growth status in a rural Zapotec community

History and Early Development of INCAP ,

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