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Environmental Factors and Children’s Malnutrition in Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T22:07:53Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T22:07:53Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.description.abstractEthiopia has one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world. A considerable effort to monitor child malnutrition rates over the last two decades shows that, despite some improvements, approximately half of the children under five are still malnourished. Much of the burden of deaths resulting from malnutrition, estimated to be over half of childhood deaths in developing countries, can be attributed to just mild and moderate malnutrition. Several biological and social economic factors contribute to malnutrition. Using the 2000 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey data, this study examines the impact of access to basic environmental services, such as water and sanitation on the probability children are stunted and underweight. The focus is on the impact of externalities associated with access to these services. We find that biological factors, such as child's age and mother's height, and social economic factors, such as household wealth and mother's education, are important determinants of a child's nutritional status. This is consistent with the findings of most studies in this literature. With respect to the environmental factors, we find that there are indeed significant externalities associated with access to water and sanitation at the community level. The external impacts of community level of access to these services are an important determinant of the probability a child is underweight. Our results also show that the external impact of access to water is larger for children living in rural areas.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5592734/environmental-factors-childrens-malnutrition-ethiopia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3489
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8898
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3489
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO SANITATION
dc.subjectACUTE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCEREAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCONTAMINANTS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISEASE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENDOGENEITY
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHAZARDS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH STATISTICS
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION RATES
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMEASUREMENTS
dc.subjectMEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSTDS
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOILETS
dc.subjectUGANDA
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectUNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectVITAMIN A RICH FOODS
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectZAMBIA
dc.subjectZIMBABWE
dc.titleEnvironmental Factors and Children’s Malnutrition in Ethiopiaen
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okr.crossref.titleEnvironmental Factors and Children’s Malnutrition in Ethiopia
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5592734/environmental-factors-childrens-malnutrition-ethiopia
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid476771468751554127
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3489
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000009486_20050209121831
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5592734
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicRural Development::Regional Rural Development
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.unitResearch Support (DECRS)
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