Document Source: Routledge
Year: 2014
Tags: analysis, nutrition, statistics
Categories: Restavek
Language: English
The coexistence of child malnutrition and adult overweight/obesity typifies rapid nutrition transition and is likely widespread in poor urban populations. This cross-sectional study assessed households’ anthropometric profile and socio-economic characteristics in a shantytown in Haiti. Out of 203 sampled households, 14% had a malnourished child (<10 years) and an overweight mother.
Document Source: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Year: 2014
Tags: analysis, nutrition, statistics, study
Categories: Restavek
Language: English
Between 1995 and 2012, many surveys including child and maternal nutrition indicators were conducted in Haiti. While many questions emerged from the results of those surveys, they have remained unanswered, in particular as they pertain to the determinants of poor children’s and women’s nutrition in Haiti. The purpose of this paper is to fill that …
Document Source: Samuel K. Ampaageng and Chih Ming Tan
Year: 2012
Tags: education, health, nutrition, report
Categories:
Language: English
2012 – The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition We examine the role of early childhood health in human capital accumulation. Using a unique data set from Ghana with comprehensive information on individual, family, community, school quality characteristics and a direct measure of intelligence together with test scores, we examine the long-term cognitive effects …
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