Using recent Demographic Health Survey data for Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, this paper reexamines the determinants of child wasting and maternal anemia. The findings bear out the importance of commonly cited factors, such as mother’s education and age, household wealth, and child birth order. However, the findings also highlight significant and large regional differences between Indian states...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2019/03/28
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS8798
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2019/03/28
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Accounting for Regional Differences in Mother and Child Health : Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand
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international food policy research institute