Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Longitudinal evidence from Ghana.

ABSTRACT: The burden of food insecurity is large in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet the evidence-base on the relation between household food insecurity and early child development is extremely limited. Furthermore, available research mostly relies on cross-sectional data, limiting the quality of existing evidence. We use longitudinal data on preschool-aged children and their households in Ghana to investigate how being in a food insecure household was associated with early child development outcomes across three years. Household food insecurity was measured over three years using the Household Hunger Score. Households were first classified as "ever food insecure" if they were food insecure at any round. We also assessed persistence of household food insecurity by classifying households into three categories

SUBMITTER: Aurino E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7122750 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature