Why Is Child Malnutrition Lower in Urban Than in Rural Areas? Evidence from 36 Developing Countries
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Child health inequities in developing countries: differences across urban and rural areas
OBJECTIVES To document and compare the magnitude of inequities in child malnutrition across urban and rural areas, and to investigate the extent to which within-urban disparities in child malnutrition are accounted for by the characteristics of communities, households and individuals. METHODS The most recent data sets available from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 15 countries in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Development
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0305-750X
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.03.002