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Nutrition, Religion, and Widowhood in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorMilazzo, Annamaria
dc.contributor.authorvan de Walle, Dominique
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-15T20:00:20Z
dc.date.available2018-08-15T20:00:20Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.description.abstractIt is known that Muslim women in Nigeria have significantly worse nutritional status than their Christian counterparts. The paper first shows that this difference is explained by covariates including geographic location, ethnicity, household wealth, and women’s education. However, on accounting for observable characteristics, Muslim widows enjoy a higher nutritional status than Christian widows, particularly in rural areas. The patterns are robust to including village fixed effects and are confirmed for mixed religion ethnic groups. The data are consistent with more favorable processes following widowhood among Muslims, namely inheritance practices and remarriage options. Data on inheritance and violence patterns by religion confirm that Muslim widows are significantly less likely to be dispossessed of their late husband's property or to be mistreated upon widowhood by in-laws. Muslim women are more likely to be chronically undernourished but less nutritionally vulnerable to this marital shock.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386641534166582375/Nutrition-religion-and-widowhood-in-Nigeria
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8549
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30239
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8549
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectBODY MASS INDEX
dc.subjectWIDOWHOOD
dc.subjectRELIGION
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectREMARRIAGE
dc.titleNutrition, Religion, and Widowhood in Nigeriaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleNutrition, Religion, and Widowhood in Nigeria
okr.date.disclosure2018-08-13
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386641534166582375/Nutrition-religion-and-widowhood-in-Nigeria
okr.guid386641534166582375
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8549
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085f076e1_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum30343991
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386641534166582375/pdf/WPS8549.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryNigeria
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okr.statistics.dr386641534166582375
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okr.topicCulture and Development::Culture and Cultural Practice
okr.topicCulture and Development::Ethics & Belief Systems
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health and Poverty
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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