Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh

This study uses novel household survey data that are representative of Bangladesh's large cities, and of slum and non-slum areas within the cities, to investigate the effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors on child nutrition status in 2013. The study also decomposes the difference in...

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Main Authors:	Raju, Dhushyanth, Kim, Kyoung Yang, Nguyen, Quynh Thu, Govindaraj, Ramesh
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley 2018
Subjects:	URBAN SLUMS UNDERNUTRITION MALNUTRITION NUTRITION URBAN POVERTY CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT HEIGHT-FOR-AGE Z SCORES HEALTH SERVICES
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30861

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spelling	okr-10986-308612021-05-25T10:54:34Z Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh Raju, Dhushyanth Kim, Kyoung Yang Nguyen, Quynh Thu Govindaraj, Ramesh URBAN SLUMS UNDERNUTRITION MALNUTRITION NUTRITION URBAN POVERTY CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT HEIGHT-FOR-AGE Z SCORES HEALTH SERVICES This study uses novel household survey data that are representative of Bangladesh's large cities, and of slum and non-slum areas within the cities, to investigate the effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors on child nutrition status in 2013. The study also decomposes the difference in mean child nutrition status between slum and non-slum areas in 2013, and the increase in mean child nutrition status in slum and non-slum areas from 2006 to 2013. Mother's education attainment and household wealth largely explain the cross‐sectional difference and intertemporal change in mean child nutrition status. Although positive in some cases, the effects of maternal and child health services, and potential health‐protective household amenities, on child nutrition status differ by the type of health facility, household amenity, and urban area (slum or non-slum). Focusing on nutrition‐sensitive programs for slum residents and the urban poor is consistent with the results. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions. https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html 2018-11-14T17:39:22Z 2018-11-14T17:39:22Z 2018-11-09 Journal Article Review of Development Economics 1467-9361 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30861 https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html World Bank Wiley Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh
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topic	URBAN SLUMS UNDERNUTRITION MALNUTRITION NUTRITION URBAN POVERTY CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT HEIGHT-FOR-AGE Z SCORES HEALTH SERVICES
spellingShingle	URBAN SLUMS UNDERNUTRITION MALNUTRITION NUTRITION URBAN POVERTY CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT HEIGHT-FOR-AGE Z SCORES HEALTH SERVICES Raju, Dhushyanth Kim, Kyoung Yang Nguyen, Quynh Thu Govindaraj, Ramesh Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh
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description	This study uses novel household survey data that are representative of Bangladesh's large cities, and of slum and non-slum areas within the cities, to investigate the effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors on child nutrition status in 2013. The study also decomposes the difference in mean child nutrition status between slum and non-slum areas in 2013, and the increase in mean child nutrition status in slum and non-slum areas from 2006 to 2013. Mother's education attainment and household wealth largely explain the cross‐sectional difference and intertemporal change in mean child nutrition status. Although positive in some cases, the effects of maternal and child health services, and potential health‐protective household amenities, on child nutrition status differ by the type of health facility, household amenity, and urban area (slum or non-slum). Focusing on nutrition‐sensitive programs for slum residents and the urban poor is consistent with the results. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions. https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html
format	Journal Article
author	Raju, Dhushyanth Kim, Kyoung Yang Nguyen, Quynh Thu Govindaraj, Ramesh
author_facet	Raju, Dhushyanth Kim, Kyoung Yang Nguyen, Quynh Thu Govindaraj, Ramesh
author_sort	Raju, Dhushyanth
title	Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh
title_short	Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh
title_full	Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh
title_sort	cities, slums, and child nutrition in bangladesh
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30861
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Cities, Slums, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh

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