Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction

The relationship between poverty and nutrition is a two-sided one: on the one hand, economic growth (which is generally associated with an eradication of poverty) leads to reduced malnutrition. On the other hand, nutrition is one of the key ingredients for human capital formation, which in turn repr...

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Main Authors:	Linnemayr, Sebastian, Alderman, Harold, Ka, Abdoulaye
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4711

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spelling	okr-10986-47112021-04-23T14:02:19Z Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction Linnemayr, Sebastian Alderman, Harold Ka, Abdoulaye Health Production I120 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 The relationship between poverty and nutrition is a two-sided one: on the one hand, economic growth (which is generally associated with an eradication of poverty) leads to reduced malnutrition. On the other hand, nutrition is one of the key ingredients for human capital formation, which in turn represents one of the fundamental factors of growth. There are numerous studies that show the correlates of malnutrition using both household- and community-level variables. However, few of these studies allow for the potential endogeneity of community infrastructure or indicate their interplay with characteristics of the mother. The current study considers the socio-economic determinants of child malnutrition and investigates how programs compensate for the increased risks facing young mothers and their children or substitute for a low social status of the mother in the household. The empirical results show that children of mothers giving birth at a young age are disadvantaged in terms of their anthropometric status. Interaction effects of the presence of a non-governmental organization (NGO) or a health post in the village with characteristics of the mother stress the important role played by these institutions in helping disadvantaged mothers overcome their difficulties. These findings have implications for efficient program design and represent a further step towards gaining an improved understanding of the complex determinants of child (mal)nutrition. 2012-03-30T07:29:21Z 2012-03-30T07:29:21Z 2008 Journal Article Econ Hum Biol 1570677X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4711 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Senegal
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spellingShingle	Health Production I120 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Linnemayr, Sebastian Alderman, Harold Ka, Abdoulaye Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction
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description	The relationship between poverty and nutrition is a two-sided one: on the one hand, economic growth (which is generally associated with an eradication of poverty) leads to reduced malnutrition. On the other hand, nutrition is one of the key ingredients for human capital formation, which in turn represents one of the fundamental factors of growth. There are numerous studies that show the correlates of malnutrition using both household- and community-level variables. However, few of these studies allow for the potential endogeneity of community infrastructure or indicate their interplay with characteristics of the mother. The current study considers the socio-economic determinants of child malnutrition and investigates how programs compensate for the increased risks facing young mothers and their children or substitute for a low social status of the mother in the household. The empirical results show that children of mothers giving birth at a young age are disadvantaged in terms of their anthropometric status. Interaction effects of the presence of a non-governmental organization (NGO) or a health post in the village with characteristics of the mother stress the important role played by these institutions in helping disadvantaged mothers overcome their difficulties. These findings have implications for efficient program design and represent a further step towards gaining an improved understanding of the complex determinants of child (mal)nutrition.
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author	Linnemayr, Sebastian Alderman, Harold Ka, Abdoulaye
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title	Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction
title_short	Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction
title_full	Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction
title_fullStr	Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction
title_full_unstemmed	Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction
title_sort	determinants of malnutrition in senegal : individual, household, community variables, and their interaction
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Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal : Individual, Household, Community Variables, and Their Interaction

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