Drivers of nutritional change in four South Asian countries: a dynamic observational analysis Article in: Maternal & Child Nutrition Headey, D., Hoddinott, J., Park, S. (2016)
This paper quantifies the factors explaining long-term improvements in child height for age z-scores in Bangladesh (1996/1997–2011), India (1992/1993–2005/2006), Nepal (1997–2011) and Pakistan (1991–2013). We apply the same statistical techniques to data from a common data source from which we have extracted a set of common explanatory variables that capture ‘nutrition-sensitive’ factors. Three are particularly important in explaining height for age z-score changes over these timeframes: improvements in material well-being; increases in female education; and improvements in sanitation. These factors have comparable associations across all four countries.
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Headey, D., Hoddinott, J., Park, S. (2016). Drivers of nutritional change in four South Asian countries: a dynamic observational analysis Article in: Maternal & Child Nutrition JohnWiley & Sons Ltd
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