find that such measures, while useful, will have only a limited effect on the mortality of poor children. They find that … in, and low levels of, infant and under-five mortality. The authors review existing evidence and provide new evidence on … whether, under the economic liberalization program known as Doi Moi, this reduction in child mortality has been sustained …

Bangladesh Demographic Health Surveys. A U-shaped association between drinking water salinity and infant and neonatal mortality … is found, suggesting higher mortality when salinity is very low or high. With fresh drinking water, the marginal effect … pregnancy. Severe salinity needs to be addressed if the recent gains in infant and neonatal mortality are to be sustained …

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 … seasonal availability of fish during the pre- and post-partum periods have large effects on child mortality and significant …

that initiatives to end undernutrition in the region should focus on improving the diets of young children. This review of …. Children who are most at risk of experiencing poor feeding include those who are born small, have younger mothers, and live in …

factors and the absorption of nutrients for children's physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into … reflected in the intake of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children's physical growth. Vitamins A and C are … important for reducing morbidity. Children's growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development, which is critical for the …

. However, the social effects of debt relief are not well known. The paper employs micro data on infant mortality from 56 … interim debt relief, the probability of infant mortality goes down by about 0.5 percentage point. This translates into about 3 …

among young nonbeneficiary children by 34 percent (11 percentage points). Price and stunting effects increase in program …

This paper examines the extent to which the three key underlying determinants of nutrition -- food security; adequate … environment -- on their own and interactively are correlated with nutrition outcomes, such as height-for-age z-scores. Based on … each component of the three underlying drivers of nutrition. In spite of the limitations inherent in the available data …

impact of conditional cash transfers on consumption, education, and nutrition outcomes among poor rural families in … shows that the pilot had a significant impact on the incidence of wasting among children who were 10-22 months old when the … program started, reducing the share of children with weight-for-height below two standard deviations from the World Health …

This paper analyzes the level and trends in inequality of opportunity among Egyptian children during the 2000s. The … significant progress in the availability of and access to basic services for children and mothers, in some cases with an overall … persistent and emerging concerns, including postnatal care utilization, nutrition, and schooling. Nutrition indicators have …