Progress in child stunting across the world from 1990 to 2015: testing the global convergence hypothesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study has two-fold objectives: first, to test the global convergence hypothesis in the progress of child stunting across 174 countries over the period 1990-2015; second, to identify factors determining the process of convergence or divergence.

Design

The study design comprises macro-level cross-country analyses. Our empirical strategy uses parametric convergence models such as absolute and conditional β-convergence models, while non-parametric convergence models such as Kernel density plots serve as robustness checks.

Setting

The study uses a global setting comprising child stunting information from 174 countries.

Participants

The participants for this study are 174 countries. The information on child stunting prevalence for most countries is ava

SUBMITTER: Balla S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195413 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature