Reducing Child Malnutrition : How Far Does Income Growth Take Us?

Reducing Child Malnutrition : How Far Does Income Growth Take Us?

How rapidly will child malnutrition respond to income growth? This article explores that question using household survey data from 12 countries as well as data on malnutrition rates in a cross-section of countries since the 1970s. Both forms of ana...

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Main Authors: Haddad, Lawrence, Alderman, Harold, Appleton, Simon, Song, Lina, Yohannes, Yisehac
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC HEALTH
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
CLEAN WATER
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FAMILIES
FARMER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD POLICY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAMPS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUNGER
HYGIENE
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GENERATION
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME POVERTY
IRON
LAND VALUE
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION RATES
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION EDUCATION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION POLICY
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
QUALITY CONTROL
RURAL
SAFETY NET
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
UNDERNUTRITION
VIOLENCE
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
WAGE EARNERS
WELFARE MONITORING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741959/reducing-child-malnutrition-far-income-growth-take
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17172

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741959/reducing-child-malnutrition-far-income-growth-take
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17172

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