Clinic-based data on malnutrition are the most readily available for following malnutrition levels and trends in most countries, but there is a bias inherent in clinic-based estimates of malnutrition rates. The authors compare annual clinic-based malnutrition data and those from four household...

This study investigates the socioeconomic determinants of adult ill-health in developing countries. We use as measures of health, self-reported general health plus a variety of measures of problems in physical functioning. We begin by comparing measures of adult ill-health in four countries:...