1. Drivers of nutritional change in four South Asian countries: a dynamic observational analysis.
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Headey, Derek, Hoddinott, John, and Park, Seollee
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PREVENTION of malnutrition ,GROWTH disorders ,CHILD nutrition ,DEVELOPING countries ,FACTOR analysis ,PARENTS ,SANITATION ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,DATA analysis software ,NUTRITIONAL status ,CHILDREN ,PREVENTION - Abstract
This paper quantifies the factors explaining long ‐ term improvements in child height for age z ‐ scores in Bangladesh (1996/1997–2011), India (1992/1993–2005/2006), Nepal (1997–2011) and Pakistan (1991–2013). We apply the same statistical techniques to data from a common data source from which we have extracted a set of common explanatory variables that capture ‘nutrition ‐ sensitive’ factors. Three are particularly important in explaining height for age z ‐ score changes over these timeframes: improvements in material well ‐ being; increases in female education; and improvements in sanitation. These factors have comparable associations across all four countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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