Effects of wealth on nutritional status of pre-school children in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Kamal, S. M. Mostafa, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza, I., Md Aynul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14430/1/Effects%20of%20wealth%20on%20nutritional%20status%20of%20pre-school%20children%20in%20Bangladesh.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14430/; http://nutriweb.org.my/mjn/2010.php
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper explores the relationship between household wealth and nutritional status of pre-school children in Bangladesh using the nationally representative 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data. Chronic malnutrition was measured by z -score of height-for-age and the effect of househol...