Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh

Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, more than three in ten children under the age of five are stunted; but for children born of mothers younger than 18, the risk of stunting is higher. controlling for socio-economic and other characteristics, being born of a mother you...

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Main Authors: Onagoruwa, Adenike, Wodon, Quentin
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MALNUTRITION
STUNTING
CHILD MARRIAGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371771511353751260/Early-childbirth-and-under-five-malnutrition-in-Bangladesh
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spelling okr-10986-288962021-05-25T10:54:40Z Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh Onagoruwa, Adenike Wodon, Quentin EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT MALNUTRITION STUNTING CHILD MARRIAGE In Bangladesh, more than three in ten children under the age of five are stunted; but for children born of mothers younger than 18, the risk of stunting is higher. controlling for socio-economic and other characteristics, being born of a mother younger than 18 increases the likelihood of stunting for children under-five by five percentage points in the baseline model, as compared to otherwise similar children born of older mothers. 2017-11-29T23:04:00Z 2017-11-29T23:04:00Z 2017-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371771511353751260/Early-childbirth-and-under-five-malnutrition-in-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28896 English Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Bangladesh
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topic EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MALNUTRITION
STUNTING
CHILD MARRIAGE
spellingShingle EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MALNUTRITION
STUNTING
CHILD MARRIAGE
Onagoruwa, Adenike
Wodon, Quentin
Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh
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description In Bangladesh, more than three in ten children under the age of five are stunted; but for children born of mothers younger than 18, the risk of stunting is higher. controlling for socio-economic and other characteristics, being born of a mother younger than 18 increases the likelihood of stunting for children under-five by five percentage points in the baseline model, as compared to otherwise similar children born of older mothers.
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author Onagoruwa, Adenike
Wodon, Quentin
author_facet Onagoruwa, Adenike
Wodon, Quentin
author_sort Onagoruwa, Adenike
title Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh
title_short Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh
title_full Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Early Childbirth and Under-Five Malnutrition in Bangladesh
title_sort early childbirth and under-five malnutrition in bangladesh
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371771511353751260/Early-childbirth-and-under-five-malnutrition-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28896
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