Recent surveys show considerable progress in maternal and child health in Ethiopia. The improvement has been in health … outcomes and health services coverage. The study examines how different groups have fared in this progress. It tracked 11 … health outcome indicators and health interventions related to Millennium Development Goals 1, 4, and 5. These are stunting …

driving the time use decisions and restrictions faced by Mexican youth. The results of the analysis imply that: (i) once youth …" (Nini) is a highly persistent condition; and (iii) marriage (perhaps motivated by teen pregnancy) increases the probability … of girls leaving school and raising children by themselves, which may in turn increase their future likelihood of being …

effectiveness of solar products in improving children's educational achievement. It found that treated households substituted solar … children's home-study hours, particularly at night and before exams. The solar lanterns initially led to an increase in school …-study environment solely through the provision of solar products may have a limited impact on children's educational achievement …

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 … poorer households or in communities with less access to, or lower uptake of, primary health services. Initiatives to improve …

disproportionate mortality among the working-age population, resulting in far more mortality for parents of young children than other … health crises. This paper combines data on the age distribution of current and projected mortality from Ebola with the … fertility distribution of adults in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, to estimate the likely impact of the epidemic on the …

in childhood on primary school enrollment status, using pseudo-panel data for children ages six to nine years in … difference of 8 to 10 percentage points -- for children ages six to seven. It is also strong in rural areas. The results are …

Definitions of catch-up growth in anthropometric outcomes among young children vary across studies. This paper …

Child 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 … diseases for children in their first years of life. Better maternal education and family economic status significantly increase …

cited determinants, the poorest, least-educated mothers and their children in Barisal have better health outcomes than the …Using recent Demographic Health Survey data for Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and …; dietary preferences related to religion and ethnicity; nutrition education; and administration of public health and nutrition …