Individual and community levels of maternal autonomy and child undernutrition in India

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 327-335

  Rajaram, Ramaprasad ^a   Perkins, Jessica M ^b,c,d   Joe, William ^e   Subramanian, S V ^b,c  

^a Lead Economist and Associate Director   (India)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Child undernutrition; Empowerment; India; Maternal autonomy; Multilevel; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978062952     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-016-0850-8     Document Type: Article

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