children aged below five years. Using detailed dataset from the current and fourth round of the National Family Health Survey … likelihood of her children being malnourished. When we focus on identifying the pathways through which domestic violence affect … health, neglect of children in terms of inadequate provision of essential child care also seem to matter. The results from …

Bengal in 2013 on children’s early enrollment in schools and subsequent test scores. Using double difference, triple …-primary sections of the government schools. However, the rise in enrollment did not translate into improved performance of the students …. Analyzing the test scores, we find that after the program's introduction, both math and reading scores of treated children did …

's population aging, traditions of filial piety and co-residence, decreasing number of children, and dearth of formal social … security, at a relatively low income level. We draw on rich household surveys from two provinces at distinct development stages … significantly reduces intergenerational co-residence, especially between elderly parents and their adults sons; promotes pensioners …

effect on the length of gestation or rate of prematurity. However, these effects are larger among children born to black … mothers, as indicated by an increase in the rate of LBW by 2.5 percentage points (or 19 percent). Children born to white … channel of mortality selection. However, we observe a slight decline in the sex ratio among children born to black mothers …

, evidence from low- and middle- income countries is scarce. In this study, we examined the association of early life risk …