Rural-urban disparities in child nutrition in Bangladesh and Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The persistence of rural-urban disparities in child nutrition outcomes in developing countries alongside rapid urbanisation and increasing incidence of child malnutrition in urban areas raises an important health policy question - whether fundamentally different nutrition policies and interventions are required in rural and urban areas. Addressing this question requires an enhanced understanding of the main drivers of rural-urban disparities in child nutrition outcomes especially for the vulnerable segments of the population. This study applies recently developed statistical methods to quantify the contribution of different socio-economic determinants to rural-urban differences in child nutrition outcomes in two South Asian countries - Bangladesh and Nepal.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Srinivasan CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3729423 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature