of the distribution. Analysis of the incidence of low birthweight and short birthlength using measures from the poverty …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the effects of social inequities on the health and nutrition of children in low and middle … and the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. RESULTS: Children from poor families are more likely, relative to those …-saving treatments. As a consequence, children from poor family have higher mortality rates and are more likely to be undernourished …

The literature on the contributions to poverty reduction of average improvements in living standards vs. distributional … changes uses only one measure of well-being - income or expenditure. Given that poverty is defined by deprivation over … different dimensions, we explore the role of average improvements and distributional changes in children's health and nutrition …