The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries
The AIDS epidemic has caused a drastic increase in adult mortality. This study examines the impacts of adult deaths on child nutrition—specifically the impact on child food intake and growth with reference to their weights. Anthropometry data from five southern African countries are analyzed for thi...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2008
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| author | Brunelli, Chiara Kenefick, Eric Yamauchi, Futoshi |
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| description | The AIDS epidemic has caused a drastic increase in adult mortality. This study examines the impacts of adult deaths on child nutrition—specifically the impact on child food intake and growth with reference to their weights. Anthropometry data from five southern African countries are analyzed for this purpose, and we adopt new methods to investigate the impacts of (recent) adult deaths on short-run changes in child weight. If households face credit constraints, and their risk mitigating strategies do not ensure perfect smoothing of consumption, the death of adult members (who are likely income earners) can decrease consumption and therefore dietary intakes. Weight is a good measure of the nutritional status of children, and, because children are highly vulnerable members of the household, of the household’s welfare. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1616992025-11-06T04:45:04Z The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries Brunelli, Chiara Kenefick, Eric Yamauchi, Futoshi HIV infections mortality nutrition anthropometry The AIDS epidemic has caused a drastic increase in adult mortality. This study examines the impacts of adult deaths on child nutrition—specifically the impact on child food intake and growth with reference to their weights. Anthropometry data from five southern African countries are analyzed for this purpose, and we adopt new methods to investigate the impacts of (recent) adult deaths on short-run changes in child weight. If households face credit constraints, and their risk mitigating strategies do not ensure perfect smoothing of consumption, the death of adult members (who are likely income earners) can decrease consumption and therefore dietary intakes. Weight is a good measure of the nutritional status of children, and, because children are highly vulnerable members of the household, of the household’s welfare. 2008 2024-11-21T09:57:27Z 2024-11-21T09:57:27Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161699 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Brunelli, Chiara; Kenefick, Eric; Yamauchi, Futoshi. 2008. The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries. RENEWAL Policy Brief 12. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161699 |
| spellingShingle | HIV infections mortality nutrition anthropometry Brunelli, Chiara Kenefick, Eric Yamauchi, Futoshi The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries |
| title | The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries |
| title_full | The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries |
| title_fullStr | The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries |
| title_short | The impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern African countries |
| title_sort | impacts of adult death on child growth and nutrition evidence from five southern african countries |
| topic | HIV infections mortality nutrition anthropometry |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161699 |
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