dc.contributor.author | Himaz, Rozana | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-27T13:53:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-27T13:53:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 01/07/2009 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Himaz, R. (2009) Persistent Stunting in Middle Childhood: The Case of Andhra Pradesh Using Longitudinal Data. IDS Bulletin 40(4): 30-38 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1759-5436 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/8097 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article looks at what observable characteristics influence a child being persistently stunted, moving from being stunted or moving into being stunted in middle childhood, between 7 and 12, using longitudinal data for Andhra Pradesh. It finds the key factors that help a child move out of being stunted are mother's education and coming from the more prosperous region of Coastal Andhra. In contrast, the key factors that pushed a child into being stunted were the child being a girl and being a younger sibling. We also find that children who moved out of being stunted consume a diet higher in protein and micronutrients than others. The article suggests that even if a child starts middle childhood with significant shortfalls in height accrued from earlier on in life, nutritional interventions and adult female education may have a positive impact on linear growth and perhaps mitigate consequences of early age stunting. | en |
dc.format.extent | 9 | en |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | IDS Bulletin Vol. 40 Nos. 4 | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdf | en |
dc.title | Persistent Stunting in Middle Childhood: The Case of Andhra Pradesh Using Longitudinal Data | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.rights.holder | © 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studies | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00056.x | en |