Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties
Using household survey data from a sample of 810 households, this paper analyses the determinants of children’s nutritional status and evaluates the impacts of improved maize varieties on child malnutrition in eastern Zambia. The paper uses an endogenous switching regression technique, combined with...
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| author | Manda, J. Gardebroek, C. Khonje, M.G. Alene, A. Mutenje, M. Kassie, M. |
| author_browse | Alene, A. Gardebroek, C. Kassie, M. Khonje, M.G. Manda, J. Mutenje, M. |
| author_facet | Manda, J. Gardebroek, C. Khonje, M.G. Alene, A. Mutenje, M. Kassie, M. |
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| description | Using household survey data from a sample of 810 households, this paper analyses the determinants of children’s nutritional status and evaluates the impacts of improved maize varieties on child malnutrition in eastern Zambia. The paper uses an endogenous switching regression technique, combined with propensity score matching, to assess the determinants of child malnutrition and impacts of improved maize varieties on nutritional status. The study finds that child nutrition worsens with the age of the child and improves with education of household head and female household members, number of adult females in the household, and access to better sanitation. The study also finds a robust and significant impact of improved maize varieties on child malnutrition. The empirical results indicate that adoption of improved maize varieties reduces the probability of stunting by an average of about 26%. |
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| spelling | CGSpace736572024-05-01T08:19:51Z Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties Manda, J. Gardebroek, C. Khonje, M.G. Alene, A. Mutenje, M. Kassie, M. maize malnutrition nutrition survey Using household survey data from a sample of 810 households, this paper analyses the determinants of children’s nutritional status and evaluates the impacts of improved maize varieties on child malnutrition in eastern Zambia. The paper uses an endogenous switching regression technique, combined with propensity score matching, to assess the determinants of child malnutrition and impacts of improved maize varieties on nutritional status. The study finds that child nutrition worsens with the age of the child and improves with education of household head and female household members, number of adult females in the household, and access to better sanitation. The study also finds a robust and significant impact of improved maize varieties on child malnutrition. The empirical results indicate that adoption of improved maize varieties reduces the probability of stunting by an average of about 26%. 2016-02 2016-05-20T15:07:16Z 2016-05-20T15:07:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73657 en Limited Access Springer Manda, J., Gardebroek, C., Khonje, M.G., Alene, A., Mutenje, M. & Kassie, M. (2016). Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties. Food Security, 8, 239-253. |
| spellingShingle | maize malnutrition nutrition survey Manda, J. Gardebroek, C. Khonje, M.G. Alene, A. Mutenje, M. Kassie, M. Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties |
| title | Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties |
| title_full | Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties |
| title_short | Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties |
| title_sort | determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of zambia the role of improved maize varieties |
| topic | maize malnutrition nutrition survey |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73657 |
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