A two-sex compartmental model of the dynamics of HIV infection was developed and applied to the case of Zambia. Parameters include age specific rates of fertility, mortality, entry into sexual life, number of partners and age of partners. They were all derived from empirical data from...

Trends in under-five mortality were favorable in Zambia in the twelve years following independence (1964-1975), as a result of favorable political and economic context and generous health, education and social policies, largely financed by the exports of copper minerals, the main economic...

Before 1965, under-five mortality was declining in Rwanda, from an estimated value of 346 per 1,000 in 1950 to 229 per 1,000 in 1965. Then it rose for about 12 years to 261 per 1,000 in 1977, to decline again, reaching a level of 132 per 1,000 in 1990. The 1991-2000 period witnessed a major peak...

The paper presents the most common anthropometric indicators of nutritional status for individuals and for populations. It provides tips to evaluate their pertinence for comparing two populations and for measuring long-term trends in nutritional status. It covers at the same time issues of...

Le document présente les principaux indicateurs anthropométriques mesurant l’état nutritionnel des individus et des populations. Il donne des éléments pour juger de leur pertinence, pour comparer deux populations et pour évaluer les grandes tendances de l’état nutritionnel. Il traite...