Micro-level Estimation of Child Malnutrition Indicators and Its Application in Cambodia

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dc.creatorFujii, Tomoki
dc.date2012-06-15T20:26:23Z
dc.date2012-06-15T20:26:23Z
dc.date2005-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:04:08Z
dc.descriptionOne of the major limitations in addressing child malnutrition is lack of information that could be used to target resources. By combining demographic and health survey (DHS) and population census data, the author disaggregates the estimates of the prevalence of child malnutrition in Cambodia from currently available 17 DHS strata into 1,594 communes. The methodology is built on the small-area estimation technique developed by Elbers, Lanjouw, and Lanjouw. The author extends it to jointly estimate multiple indicators and to allow for a richer structure of error terms. Average standard errors for the commune-level estimates in this study were about 4 percent, a magnitude comparable to those for stratum-level estimates derived from DHS only. The author demonstrates three applications of these estimates. First, he explores the relationship between malnutrition, consumption poverty, and inequality. The nonlinear effects of consumption on nutritional status of children are a key component of the relationship. Second, he conducts a decomposition analysis of health inequality and finds that the between-location share of health inequality is lower than with consumption inequality. Finally, he evaluates the potential gains from geographic targeting. The author finds that the savings in the cost of a nutrition program from commune-level targeting is on average at least two to three times higher than that from stratum-level targeting when the per capita cost of the program is fixed.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6054363/micro-level-estimation-child-malnutrition-indicators-application-cambodia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8206
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3662
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414948
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3662
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectBIRTH INTERVALS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCORRELATIONS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectESTIMATORS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONISTS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRELIABILITY
dc.subjectRESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectSEVERE CHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectSIMULATION
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSURVEY DATA
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectUNITS OF ANALYSIS
dc.subjectVARIABILITY
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.titleMicro-level Estimation of Child Malnutrition Indicators and Its Application in Cambodia

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