OBJECTIVE
To estimate the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies in Angolan children.
METHODS
A cross-sectional population based study. World Health Organization (2006) criteria were used to classify nutritional state.
RESULTS
A high prevalence of low height for age, weight for height and weight for age was observed (22%, 13% and 7%, respectively) among the children.
CONCLUSIONS
Nutritional deficiencies in children represents a serious public health problem in Bom Jesus, Angola.
Infant; Child; Deficiency Diseases, epidemiology; Child Nutrition Disorders, epidemiology; Nutrition Surveys