Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data
<p>This article looks at what observable characteristics influence a child being persistently stunted, moving from being stunted or moving into being stunted in middle childhood, between 7 and 12, using longitudinal data for Andhra Pradesh. It finds the key factors that help a child move out o...
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| description | <p>This article looks at what observable characteristics influence a child being persistently stunted, moving from being stunted or moving into being stunted in middle childhood, between 7 and 12, using longitudinal data for Andhra Pradesh. It finds the key factors that help a child move out of being stunted are mother’s education and coming from the more prosperous region of Coastal Andhra. In contrast, the key factors that pushed a child into being stunted were the child being a girl and being a younger sibling. We also find that children who moved out of being stunted consume a diet higher in protein and micronutrients than others. The article suggests that even if a child starts middle childhood with significant shortfalls in height accrued from earlier on in life, nutritional interventions and adult female education may have a positive impact on linear growth and perhaps mitigate consequences of early age stunting.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8cda72e5-fd25-435b-8832-bdead14c52922022-03-26T22:47:14ZPersistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal dataJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8cda72e5-fd25-435b-8832-bdead14c5292International and macro-economic developmentEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2009Himaz, R<p>This article looks at what observable characteristics influence a child being persistently stunted, moving from being stunted or moving into being stunted in middle childhood, between 7 and 12, using longitudinal data for Andhra Pradesh. It finds the key factors that help a child move out of being stunted are mother’s education and coming from the more prosperous region of Coastal Andhra. In contrast, the key factors that pushed a child into being stunted were the child being a girl and being a younger sibling. We also find that children who moved out of being stunted consume a diet higher in protein and micronutrients than others. The article suggests that even if a child starts middle childhood with significant shortfalls in height accrued from earlier on in life, nutritional interventions and adult female education may have a positive impact on linear growth and perhaps mitigate consequences of early age stunting.</p> |
| spellingShingle | International and macro-economic development Himaz, R Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data |
| title | Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data |
| title_full | Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data |
| title_fullStr | Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data |
| title_short | Persistent stunting in middle childhood : the case of Andhra Pradesh using longitudinal data |
| title_sort | persistent stunting in middle childhood the case of andhra pradesh using longitudinal data |
| topic | International and macro-economic development |
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