This paper assesses the prevalence of stunting and its potential determinants using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in Rwanda and Burundi in 2010. Selected child, mother, and household characteristics are described for rural and urban areas in each country and the...

Using data from the AfroBarometer survey, this chapter derives measures of overall well-being for six Eastern African countries (Burundi, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique) for which enough data were available to take a broad enough view of well-being. Correspondence analysis...

This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and well-being in East Africa. Eleven authors agreed to have their papers included in this volume. The studies can be grouped into four domains: child poverty and malnutrition, dynamics and determinants of poverty, multidimensional...