Studies in South African infant growth, illustrated by comparative analyses of groups of European, Coloured, Bantu and Indian babies from birth to one year

Salber, Eva Juliet

Studies in South African infant growth, illustrated by comparative analyses of groups of European, Coloured, Bantu and Indian babies from birth to one year

Doctoral Thesis

1955

Abstract

There are four main ethnic groups in South Africa- European, Coloured, Bantu and Indian. Each differs widely from the other in socio-economic status and cultural background. This being so it seems to me that in South Africa one has a unique opportunity for doing comparative research. For many years i have been interested in health rather than in disease, and growth in infancy is, I think, a good index of health. I believe that an examination of the growth pattern of infants from birth to one year gives one a good idea of the health and standard of living of a population in general and of its infants in particular.

Keywords

Babies

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