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associated with morbidity and with a low BMI. Within-household nutrition inequality has a complex effect on health and physical …The dependence of health and physical fitness on the socio-economic factors of rural families in southern Ethiopia is … inequality on health in several ways: It compares the results of objective and subjective health measures, it distinguishes …
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Various household survey indicators of adult nutrition and health status are analyzed as determinants of individual … wages. However, survey indicators of health status may be heterogeneous, or a combination of health human capital formed by …. Although there are no definitive methods for distinguishing between human capital and genetic variation in health outcomes …
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health, and cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that light-touch nutrition information alone, even when …Lack of information about health risks may limit the adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper … studies the effect of a nutrition information intervention on household dietary behavior, hemoglobin levels, and cognitive …
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Various household survey indicators of adult nutrition and health status are analyzed as determinants of individual … wages. However, survey indicators of health status may be heterogeneous, or a combination of health human capital formed by …. Although there are no definitive methods for distinguishing between human capital and genetic variation in health outcomes …
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studies the effect of nutrition information intervention on household dietary behavior, child health, and cognitive ability of …Lack of information about health risks may limit adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper … hemoglobin level for anemia, we find statistically insignificant treatment effects on dietary improvements, child health, and …
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family's health, nutrition, and finances. However, this does not increase overall adoption of health-promoting behaviors or … use a randomized experiment to evaluate the impacts of a communication training program for mothers on child health in … husbands and, thereby, boost investments in children's health. We find that the program increases spousal discussion about the …
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Hundreds of millions of children in less developed countries suffer from poor health and nutrition. Children in most … in developed countries. Recent research has shown that poor health and nutrition among children reduces their time in … health and nutrition on education, describes estimation problems and potential solutions, and summarizes recent empirical …
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The objective of the current analysis is to see the factors responsible for malnutrition in children (under-5 years) in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. In this study binary logistic model is applied to 1831 observations of urban and 3427 observations of rural areas. The Composite Index of...
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