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Analysis of individual-level and community-level effects on childhood undernutrition in Malawi
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2018 Background: Undernutrition is a major global public health problem among children under the age of 5 years. We aimed to untangle the effects of a wide range of individual- and community-level socioeconomic factors on the risks of childhood undernutrition
Peter Austin Morton Ntenda +1 more
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A Revealed Preference Approach to Measuring Hunger and Undernutrition [PDF]
Caloric intake and minimum calorie thresholds are widely used in developing countries to assess hunger and nutrition, and to construct poverty lines. However, it is generally recognized that the sufficiency of an individual's caloric intake cannot be ...
Nolan H. Miller, Robert T. Jensen
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Improving Undernutrition with Microalgae
Undernutrition is an important global health problem, especially in children and older adults. Both reversal of maternal and child undernutrition and heathy ageing have become United Nations-supported global initiatives, leading to increased attention to
Lindsay Brown +5 more
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, 2016 (A-E): Distribution of mean BMI in selected undernutrition categories among the nine tribes; A-severe undernutrition; B-moderate undernutrition; C-mild undernutrition; D-combined moderate and mild undernutrition; E-overall undernutrition.
Subhendu K. Acharya (848500) +1 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT By the mid‐21st century, the global economic system had not yet fully solved the problem of hunger. Therefore, achieving SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is crucial. This study therefore aims to examine the factors that may lead to hunger in seven selected Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh ...
Ali Çelik +3 more
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Right to Food in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Challenges, Policies, and Sustainable Strategies
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the multifaceted issue of food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa and the critical importance of upholding rights to food in the region. It explores the challenges posed by food insecurity, analyzes existing policies and interventions, and proposes sustainable strategies to enhance food security.
Helen Onyeaka +6 more
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Pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak gizi buruk masa lalu di Kabupaten Tanggamus Provinsi Lampung
Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2008 Background: Undernutrition is one of factors that influences growth and development of children and causes lost generation. In Indonesia, 2.4 million of underfives suffered from undernutrition and 7 millions of them suffered from protein energy ...
Suhartono Suhartono +2 more
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Poverty and undernutrition in Indonesia during the 1980s [PDF]
Indonesia adjusted rapidly to sharply falling external terms of trade during the 1980's - using a classic package of currency devaluation, budgetary and monetary restraint, and regulatory relaxation.
Ravallion, Martin, Huppi, Monika
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Participatory women’s groups and counseling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Childhood stunting (low height-for-age) is a marker of chronic undernutrition and predicts children’s subsequent physical and cognitive development. An estimated 52 million children in India are stunted.
Srivastava, A +18 more
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Ethnic Diversity and Child Health: New Insights From Ghana
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of ethnic diversity on child health in Ghana using nationally representative panel data. We assess whether greater community‐level ethnic heterogeneity is associated with poorer child health outcomes and explore poverty and access to prenatal care as potential mechanisms.
Opoku Adabor
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