What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara
Despite progresses made over the last several decades, the prevalence of child malnutrition re-mains alarmingly high. About 149 million children under the age of five years old were stunted (too short for their age) in 2018, of which 55% and 39% lived in Asia and Africa, respectively. Malnourished c...
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| author | Haile, Beliyou Ru, Yating Ahn, Hee Eun |
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| description | Despite progresses made over the last several decades, the prevalence of child malnutrition re-mains alarmingly high. About 149 million children under the age of five years old were stunted (too short for their age) in 2018, of which 55% and 39% lived in Asia and Africa, respectively. Malnourished children, especially stunted ones, may never achieve their full cognitive and non-cognitive potential with implications for their educational and labor market performance among other things. Malnutrition results from several interlinked factors operating at child, parental, household, and landscape level such as inadequate maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy and at the time of lactation, suboptimal breastfeeding practices, lack of nutritious complementary foods, and unhealthy living environments. This study analyzes the correlates of child undernutrition in rural Africa South of the Sahara (SSA) – a region with the least progress in tackling undernutrition. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1433682025-11-06T05:51:14Z What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara Haile, Beliyou Ru, Yating Ahn, Hee Eun income child nutrition economic growth investment child health stunting agriculture malnutrition nutrition Despite progresses made over the last several decades, the prevalence of child malnutrition re-mains alarmingly high. About 149 million children under the age of five years old were stunted (too short for their age) in 2018, of which 55% and 39% lived in Asia and Africa, respectively. Malnourished children, especially stunted ones, may never achieve their full cognitive and non-cognitive potential with implications for their educational and labor market performance among other things. Malnutrition results from several interlinked factors operating at child, parental, household, and landscape level such as inadequate maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy and at the time of lactation, suboptimal breastfeeding practices, lack of nutritious complementary foods, and unhealthy living environments. This study analyzes the correlates of child undernutrition in rural Africa South of the Sahara (SSA) – a region with the least progress in tackling undernutrition. 2021-11-01 2024-05-22T12:13:39Z 2024-05-22T12:13:39Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143368 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Millennium Challenge Corporation Haile, Beliyou; Ru, Yating; and Ahn, Hee Eun. 2021. What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara. IFPRI – MCC Technical Paper Series: Prioritizing Agricultural Investments for Income, Poverty Reduction, and Nutrition 8. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134799. |
| spellingShingle | income child nutrition economic growth investment child health stunting agriculture malnutrition nutrition Haile, Beliyou Ru, Yating Ahn, Hee Eun What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara |
| title | What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara |
| title_full | What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara |
| title_fullStr | What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara |
| title_full_unstemmed | What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara |
| title_short | What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara |
| title_sort | what are the correlates of childhood undernutrition an analysis of dhs data from africa south of the sahara |
| topic | income child nutrition economic growth investment child health stunting agriculture malnutrition nutrition |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143368 |
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