Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana
The health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the e...
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| description | The health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the effect of infant feeding practices on child health. We used the World Health Organization’s Infant and Young Children Feeding guidelines to measure dietary quality. The econometric analyses show that dietary diversity may cause improvement in children’s health in Ghana. This suggests that educational campaigns on proper infant feeding and complementary dieting could be an effective means of improving the health of children in Ghana. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42852f195af94520aa2fa9f8a76665fb2022-12-21T19:19:19ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402017-05-0135e00298Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in GhanaRaymond Boadi Frempong0Samuel Kobina Annim1Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Corresponding author at: Universität Bayreuth, Raum 1.0 02 146, RW I, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, (Germany).Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast, GhanaThe health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the effect of infant feeding practices on child health. We used the World Health Organization’s Infant and Young Children Feeding guidelines to measure dietary quality. The econometric analyses show that dietary diversity may cause improvement in children’s health in Ghana. This suggests that educational campaigns on proper infant feeding and complementary dieting could be an effective means of improving the health of children in Ghana.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584401631180XMedicinePediatricsPublic health |
| spellingShingle | Raymond Boadi Frempong Samuel Kobina Annim Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana Heliyon Medicine Pediatrics Public health |
| title | Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana |
| title_full | Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana |
| title_short | Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana |
| title_sort | dietary diversity and child malnutrition in ghana |
| topic | Medicine Pediatrics Public health |
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