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Title:Nutritional status of children and the family: Asia-Africa comparisons
Author:Maffioli, Dionisia
Year:2009
Periodical:African Population Studies
Volume:23
Pages:99-126
Language:English
Geographic terms:Ethiopia
Ghana
India
Subjects:malnutrition
child health
child nutrition
family
women
Abstract:Child malnutrition and undernutrition are steadily declining in many African and Asian countries, although they are still widespread. Interestingly, the rate of child malnutrition is decidedly higher in several Asian countries than in sub-Saharan Africa, despite the fact that socio-economic conditions in Asian countries are often better - or at least similar. Household wealth being equal, the nutritional status of children can be considered as a marker of long-term resource allocation decisions made by families. The position of children and their mother in the family and the level of mothers' autonomy of action can influence the proportion of family resources destined for children. In order to contribute to the solution of the Asian-African enigma this article examines the relationship between anthropometric indicators of the nutritional status of children and the decisional power of women as well as their position in the household in Ethiopia, Ghana and India. The results show that there is a significant relationship and that this is independent of other factors such as parents' income and education. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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