Cash transfer is positively associated with better dietary outcomes – Evidence from a phone survey among women with children less than two years in six states of India

dc.creatorNeupane, Sumanta
dc.creatorNguyen, Phuong Hong
dc.creatorAvula, Rasmi
dc.date2022-12-31
dc.date2023-01-13T18:29:27Z
dc.date2023-01-13T18:29:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:23:51Z
dc.descriptionIntroduction • Women’s diet is one of the immediate determinants of maternal and child nutrition Objectives • Examine dietary intake of women with children <2 years of age • Examine inequity in dietary intake by wealth status • Assess the role of food or cash transfers in maternal diet diversity Methods • Data came from a phone survey of 6,227 women in six states of India. • Dietary intake was assessed using the diet quality questionnaire which was then recategorized to calculate score for food diversity, consumption of healthy and unhealthy foods, and minimum diet diversity (MDD) for women. • Inequity in dietary intake was examined using wealth quintiles • Association between food and cash transfer on maternal diet was examined using multivariate regression analysis controlling for maternal, child, households' factors and state fixed effects.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/127084
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/103161
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNeupane, Sumanta; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; and Avula, Rasmi. 2022. Cash transfer is positively associated with better dietary outcomes – Evidence from a phone survey among women with children less than two years in six states of India. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127084
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectdata
dc.subjectdata analysis
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectfood intake
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectmaternal nutrition
dc.subjectregression analysis
dc.subjectquestionnaires
dc.subjectstatistical methods
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectmaternal and child health
dc.subjecteconometrics
dc.subjectdietary diversity
dc.titleCash transfer is positively associated with better dietary outcomes – Evidence from a phone survey among women with children less than two years in six states of India
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