Socioeconomic-related inequalities in child malnutrition: evidence from the Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey

Health Economics Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Novignon, Jacob ^a   Aboagye, Emmanuel ^b   Agyemang, Otuo Serebour ^c   Aryeetey, Genevieve ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Child malnutrition; Concentration index; Health insurance; Inequality; Mother s education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84971222806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13561-015-0072-4     Document Type: Article

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