The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh
Although South Asia has long been synonymous with persistent and unusually high rates of child undernutrition – the so called Asian Enigma – Bangladesh has managed to sustain a surprisingly rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. We investigate this unheralded s...
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| author | Headey, Derek D. Hoddinott, John F. Ali, Disha Tesfaye, Roman Dereje, Mekdim |
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| description | Although South Asia has long been synonymous with persistent and unusually high rates of child undernutrition – the so called Asian Enigma – Bangladesh has managed to sustain a surprisingly rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. We investigate this unheralded success through a regression and decomposition analysis of changes in child growth outcomes across five rounds of DHS surveys from 1997 to 2011. We find that rapid wealth accumulation and large gains in parental education are the two largest drivers of change, though health, sanitation, and demographic factors have played significant secondary roles. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1504072025-11-12T04:49:05Z The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh Headey, Derek D. Hoddinott, John F. Ali, Disha Tesfaye, Roman Dereje, Mekdim maternal and child health education undernutrition health contraception malnutrition nutrition children hygiene health services statistics Although South Asia has long been synonymous with persistent and unusually high rates of child undernutrition – the so called Asian Enigma – Bangladesh has managed to sustain a surprisingly rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. We investigate this unheralded success through a regression and decomposition analysis of changes in child growth outcomes across five rounds of DHS surveys from 1997 to 2011. We find that rapid wealth accumulation and large gains in parental education are the two largest drivers of change, though health, sanitation, and demographic factors have played significant secondary roles. 2015-01-23 2024-08-01T02:51:44Z 2024-08-01T02:51:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150407 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150408 Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F.; Ali, Disha; Tesfaye, Roman; and Dereje, Mekdim. 2015. The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh. World Development 66(February 2015): 749-761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.022 |
| spellingShingle | maternal and child health education undernutrition health contraception malnutrition nutrition children hygiene health services statistics Headey, Derek D. Hoddinott, John F. Ali, Disha Tesfaye, Roman Dereje, Mekdim The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh |
| title | The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh |
| title_full | The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh |
| title_short | The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | other asian enigma explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in bangladesh |
| topic | maternal and child health education undernutrition health contraception malnutrition nutrition children hygiene health services statistics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150407 |
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