GROWTH VELOCITY AMONG PRESCHOOL ETHIOPIAN CHILDREN

We describe the height and weight velocities of 1529 preschool Ethiopi an children from two rural and semi-urban communities. Compared to int ernational references, our results show a marked deficit in both heigh t and weight velocities. Most importantly, these deficits occurred amo ng the youngest children. As most of the children had normal body prop ortions, the weight velocity deficits are probably a consequence of in creasing prevalence of stunting alone.