NewsWhore
03-16-2007, 04:20 PM
The National Statistics Office (ONE) has presented the third version of its study, "EnHogar," revealing high levels of malnutrition in children. The study also showed that people have limited knowledge of methods for curing illness in women and an increasing trend among teenagers to engage in sexual activity. The study shows that 10% of the Dominican population uses wood for fire in order to cook food, that 20% of children born in the last five years have not been registered at the civil registries, and that 34% of women don't know how to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Also alarming is the fact that 11% of women get married before they are 15 years old and that more than 50% of children between the ages of 12 and 23 months don't have all the required immunizations. The study surveyed 10,950 households and questions were asked about the home, about women, and about children under 18. It also showed that one out of every 100 children is chronically malnourished and that 5% of all children display some form of malnutrition. The areas of Enriquillo and El Valle, as well as the provinces of Independencia, Barahona and Baoruco showed the highest level of malnutrition in children.
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