Willingness to pay for small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for women and children: Evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Adams, Katherine P ^a   Vosti, Stephen A ^a   Ayifah, Emmanuel ^b   Phiri, Thokozani E ^c   Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^d   Maleta, Kenneth ^e   Ashorn, Ulla ^f   Arimond, Mary ^a   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

demand; Ghana; Malawi; small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

LIPID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIPIDS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALAWI; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85044253940     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12518     Document Type: Article

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