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Malnutrition and Poverty in Guatemala

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dc.contributor.authorMarini, Alessandra
dc.contributor.authorGragnolati, Michele
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-01T17:00:28Z
dc.date.available2014-08-01T17:00:28Z
dc.date.issued2003-01
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this paper is to document the extent, and distribution of child, and adult malnutrition in Guatemala; to analyze the relationship between selected child, maternal, household and community characteristics, and children's nutritional status; and, to outline the implications of the most important findings for nutritional policy. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition among Guatemalan children in 2000, was the highest in Latin America, and among the highest in the world. The data show very strong socioeconomic, and geographic inequality. The econometric analysis reveals a strong impact of income, and of inter-generational effects. Education of adults in the household, and the availability of infrastructure, are other important determinants of children's growth attainment. Finally, even controlling for income, and other household and community characteristics, ethnicity remains an important determinant of child nutritional status. The study also reveals an increasing prevalence of excess weights, and obesity among children and adults. Over-nutrition tends to be higher among individuals living in urban areas, and among non-poor, and non-indigenous households.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2133599/malnutrition-poverty-guatemala
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2967
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19189
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2967
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACUTE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectBIRTH CONTROL
dc.subjectBIRTH INTERVALS
dc.subjectBIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectBRAIN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH MONITORING
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFATS
dc.subjectFEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOLIC ACID
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectIODINE
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION RATES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENTS
dc.subjectMILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOVERNUTRITION
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROTEIN
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSTUNTED CHILDREN
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectUNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
dc.subjectUNDERWEIGHT RATES
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.titleMalnutrition and Poverty in Guatemalaen
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okr.crossref.titleMalnutrition and Poverty in Guatemala
okr.date.disclosure2003-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:07:02.869547Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2133599/malnutrition-poverty-guatemala
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2967
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03020804020125
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2133599
okr.identifier.reportWPS2967
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryGuatemala
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume1
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