Maternal and infant nutrition reviews : Tanzania : a guide to the literature

The literature is classified as follows: nutrition and health status; dietary beliefs about pregnancy, lactation, breast milk substitutes, weaning, illness, and cure; dietary practices, covering food sources, dietary patterns in various areas, and rural and urban practices; the correlation of nutritional status with child malnutrition; and health and nutrition policies, including current government, USAID/T, international agency, and private voluntary organization nutrition-related programs and policies. A brief overview of the information available under each category and subcategory is provided. Tanzania"s main nutritional deficiency is protein energy malnutrition (PEM), affecting over one-third of the population, followed by anemia. The national infant mortality rate is estimated at 152 per 1,000 live births, and over 25% of children born die before the age of five. Commentaries on nutrition-related issues and a 65-item annotated bibliography (1940-81) are appended.