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Determinants of Child Malnutrition in the Lao PDR

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T20:31:39Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T20:31:39Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-03
dc.description.abstractThis policy note uses the most recent available data to outline the primary factors contributing to child stunting and malnutrition in Laos. The report draws on data from the baseline round of impact evaluation surveys conducted in 2020 as part of the Nutrition Convergence Projects. By applying a multivariate analytical model developed by the World Bank (2016) and the Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition method to this data, the analysis identifies the most significant correlates of nutrition outcomes, providing insight into proximate determinants. While the analysis does not establish causation, it indicates potential transmission channels. Building on these findings, this note emphasizes the multisectoral nature of child undernutrition in Laos, identifies key determinants of child stunting, and presents policy recommendations to address them.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099053025064022488
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/43425
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43425
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectZERO HUNGER
dc.subjectGOOD HEALTH
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION CONVERGENCE PROJECTS
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION SURVEYS
dc.titleDeterminants of Child Malnutrition in the Lao PDRen
dc.typePolicy Note
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2025-07-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-07-05T02:11:25.342418Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-06-02T19:06:41Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099053025064022488
okr.guid099053025064022488
okr.identifier.docmidP500692-6b8311ea-9e60-4913-afa5-530464087b45
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40017768
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum40017768
okr.identifier.report201850
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099053025064022488/pdf/P500692-6b8311ea-9e60-4913-afa5-530464087b45.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
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.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.unitEFI-EAP-POV-Poverty and Equity (EEAPV)
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