What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara

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dc.creatorHaile, Beliyou
dc.creatorRu, Yating
dc.creatorAhn, Hee Eun
dc.date2021-11-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:13:39Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:13:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:09:41Z
dc.descriptionDespite progresses made over the last several decades, the prevalence of child malnutrition re-mains alarmingly high. About 149 million children under the age of five years old were stunted (too short for their age) in 2018, of which 55% and 39% lived in Asia and Africa, respectively. Malnourished children, especially stunted ones, may never achieve their full cognitive and non-cognitive potential with implications for their educational and labor market performance among other things. Malnutrition results from several interlinked factors operating at child, parental, household, and landscape level such as inadequate maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy and at the time of lactation, suboptimal breastfeeding practices, lack of nutritious complementary foods, and unhealthy living environments. This study analyzes the correlates of child undernutrition in rural Africa South of the Sahara (SSA) – a region with the least progress in tackling undernutrition.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143368
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/96343
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherMillennium Challenge Corporation
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHaile, Beliyou; Ru, Yating; and Ahn, Hee Eun. 2021. What are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara. IFPRI – MCC Technical Paper Series: Prioritizing Agricultural Investments for Income, Poverty Reduction, and Nutrition 8. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134799.
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.titleWhat are the correlates of childhood undernutrition? An analysis of DHS data from Africa South of the Sahara
dc.typeWorking Paper

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