Household food insecurity is associated with higher child undernutrition in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, but the effect is not mediated by child dietary diversity

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2015-2021

  Ali, Disha ^a   Saha, Kuntal K ^b   Nguyen, Phuong H ^c   Diressie, Michael T ^a   Ruel, Marie T ^d   Menon, Purnima ^e   Rawat, Rahul ^d  

^a International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI   (Ethiopia)

^b Bangladesh Food Policy Project   (Bangladesh)

^c IFPRI   (Viet Nam)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e IFPRI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STUNTING; THERAPY EFFECT; UNDERWEIGHT; VIET NAM; WASTING SYNDROME; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; SECURITY MEASURES; VIETNAM;

EID: 84888402519     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.175182     Document Type: Article

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