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The Socioeconomics of Fish Consumption and Child Health in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Susmita
dc.contributor.authorMustafa, Mohammed Golam
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Tapas
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-20T21:31:42Z
dc.date.available2017-10-20T21:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractChild malnutrition in Bangladesh exceeds WHO's threshold for public health emergencies. Using more than 36,000 records from several waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, the research focuses on the socioeconomic determinants of household consumption of all animal-source foods; the socioeconomic determinants of fish consumption, given its importance in the Bangladeshi diet; and the impact of observed consumption patterns on mortality and resistance to infectious diseases for children in their first years of life. Better maternal education and family economic status significantly increase the level of animal-source food intake, but they decrease the consumption share of fish. This suggests that increased income and education impart a "status bias" toward eggs and meat, even though they are more expensive and less beneficial than fish for child health. In addition, mothers' individual preferences for different animal-source foods, and the seasonal availability of fish during the pre- and post-partum periods have large effects on child mortality and significant effects on resistance to several common childhood illnesses. These findings highlight the importance of programs to increase supply of fish, maternal nutrition education and more public health programs to promote fish consumption.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134031507898111415/The-socioeconomics-of-fish-consumption-and-child-health-in-Bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8217
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28552
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8217
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectMATERNAL NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.titleThe Socioeconomics of Fish Consumption and Child Health in Bangladeshen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Socioeconomics of Fish Consumption and Child Health in Bangladesh
okr.date.disclosure2017-10-13
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134031507898111415/The-socioeconomics-of-fish-consumption-and-child-health-in-Bangladesh
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8217
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0850cabe6_1_0
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okr.identifier.reportWPS8217
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134031507898111415/pdf/WPS8217.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
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okr.topicAgriculture::Fisheries & Aquaculture
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Food & Nutrition Policy
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicRural Development::Natural Resources Management and Rural Issues
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group; and the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice Group
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