Mortality patterns in Cuanalan, Mexico: 1866–1970

Halberstein, Robert A.

doi:10.1080/19485565.1974.9988120

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“…Estimated mean age at menarche in several Oaxacan communities is 14.27 + 0.20 with a standard deviation of 1-69 years (Malina, Chumlea, Stepick and Gutierrez Lopez, 1977), so that 15 years as a theoretical threshold is reasonable for girls in this area, though probably not for boys. Relative mortality below 15 years of age in the Zapotec municipio is similar to that for rural Indian and Mestizo communities in the state of Tlaxcala (Halberstein and Crawford, 1972;Halberstein, 1974 Early, 1970;Halberstein and Crawford, 1972). In contrast, the relative mortality in children under under five years of age in the Zapotec community is higher than that for all Mexico and Guatemala in the 1950s and 1960s (about 47 ~) (Ramos Galvan, 1966;INCAP/ ICNND, 1971).…”

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confidence: 84%

“…These categories generally correspond with indicated causes of childhood mortality in surveys in Mexico and Guatemala (Early, 1970;INCAP/ICNND, 1971;Halberstein and Crawford, 1972;Halberstein, 1974). It is emphasized, however, that the causes of death in children 1-4 years of age are derived from non-medically certified records.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…If 15 years of age is accepted as a theoretical threshold for reproductive capability (Halberstein, 1974), a considerable percentage of individuals die before reaching reproductive age. Estimated mean age at menarche in several Oaxacan communities is 14.27 + 0.20 with a standard deviation of 1-69 years (Malina, Chumlea, Stepick and Gutierrez Lopez, 1977), so that 15 years as a theoretical threshold is reasonable for girls in this area, though probably not for boys.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Problems associated with the use of such records have been considered elsewhere (Malina and Himes, 1977 a, b). Nevertheless, data derived from such civil registers are commonly used in health, nutritional, and demographic surveys (Early, 1970;Sloan, 1971 ;INCAP/ICNND, 1971 ;Bengoa, 1972;Halberstein, 1974).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Specific causes of death as indicated in the civil register were re-interpreted and classified into larger categories on the basis of reported observations on mortality in rural areas of Mexico and Central America (Early, 1970;INCAP/ICNND, 1971;Halberstein and Crawford, 1972;Halberstein, 1974). We thus subdivided the indicated causes of pre-school mortality into four categories: (1) gastro-intestinal; including diarrhoea, vomiting, dysentery and colico; (2) respiratory; including colds, pneumonia, whooping cough, cough and fever, and chills; (3) measles; and (4) other, which included all other (congenital, accidents, and so on), and unknown or unreported causes of death.…”

Section: Birth and Death Recordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Patterns of childhood mortality and growth status in a rural Zapotec community

Malina

Himes

1978

Annals of Human Biology

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Infant and childhood mortality (birth to 14 years), and growth status of 143 schoolchildren (5 to 14 years) are considered for a rural, Zapotec-speaking community (population, 1703) in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mortality statistics are based on civil records from 1945 to 1970. Growth status is based on weight and height for age, and weight for weight for height. In the Zapotec community, about 59% of all deaths occur in children under 15 years of age; thus, a considerable percentage of individuals die before reaching reproductive age. Children under 5 years of age, however, account for approximately 54% of all deaths, and mortality in children 1 to 4 years of age is especially high (27% of all deaths). The latter figure suggests chronic malnutrition, frequent disease and generally poor circumstances in the community. This suggestion is supported in the heights and weights of schoolchildren, survivors of the rigorous selection processes of the pre-school years. The majority of children are below the 5th centile for stature in well-nourished American children. Weight for height, however, approximates that of the USA reference data.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Birth and Death Recordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Birth and Death Recordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Patterns of childhood mortality and growth status in a rural Zapotec community

Malina

Himes

1978

Annals of Human Biology

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Changing patterns of health and health care on a small Bahamian island

Halberstein

Davies

1979

Social Science & Medicine. Part B: Medical Anthropology

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The distribution of immunoglobin allotypes in two Tlaxcaltecan populations

Schanfield

Fudenberg

Crawford

et al. 1978

Annals of Human Biology

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The distribution of Glm(f, z, a, and x), G3m(b0, b1, b3, b5, c3, c5, g, s, t and v), A2m(1 and 2) and Km(1) (formerly Inv(1)) allotypic determinants has been examined in specimens from the inhabitants of two transplanted Tlaxcaltecan villages (Cuanalan and Saltillo). The results indicate that Gmza;g Am1, Gmza;g Am2, Gmzax;g Am1, Gmza;bst Am1, Gmza;bst Am2, Gmf;b Am1, Gmza,b Am1, Gmza;b Am2 and Km1 are polymorphic or marginally polymorphic in both populations, while Gmza;bc3,5 Am2, Gmza;bs Am2, and Gmzax;g Am2 were detected only in Saltillo. Two related individuals from Saltillo have either a Gmf;g Am1 or Gmf;-Am1 haplotype while a third unrelated individual had either a Gmf;g Am1 or Gm-;g Am1 haplotype. The frequencies observed for "residents" of Cuanalan are similar to those for other Indian populations in Mexico. Estimation of Caucasian and African admixture within the two communities indicates significant heterogeneity among the inhabitants of Cuanalan, in that Tlaxcaltecan residents have no detectable African admixture and significantly less Caucasian admixture than recent immigrants, with Tlaxcaltecan-immigrant hybrids intermediate, while no significant variation was observed among the subdivisions of Saltillo. However, Saltillo has greater Caucasian and African admixture than Cuanalan. Admixture estimates based on Gm haplotypes appear to agree much better with known historical events than those generated by blood groups, indicating that Gm is a better estimator of admixture than blood groups under certain circumstances.

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Mortality patterns in Cuanalan, Mexico: 1866–1970

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Patterns of childhood mortality and growth status in a rural Zapotec community

Patterns of childhood mortality and growth status in a rural Zapotec community

Changing patterns of health and health care on a small Bahamian island

The distribution of immunoglobin allotypes in two Tlaxcaltecan populations

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