Does provision of food in school increase girls' enrollment? Evidence from schools in sub-Saharan Africa

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Gelli, Aulo ^a   Meir, Ute ^a   Espejo, Francisco ^a  

^a World Food Programme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food aid; Girls' education; School feeding; Take home rations

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FOOD AID; FOOD PROVISIONING; FOOD SECURITY; LITERACY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 34250371267     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800203     Document Type: Article

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