Abstract
Different anthropometric dimensions of child undernutrition/malnutrition (stunting, wasting and underweight) are typically analysed separately while children suffering from more than one anthropometric failure are more susceptible to infectious diseases (for example, diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection). A composite index of anthropometric failure is constructed, and its determinants are analysed. Multiple anthropometric failures are also found to be linked to infectious diseases.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Title of host publication | Diets, Malnutrition, and Disease: The Indian Experience |
Editors | Raghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha & Vani S Kulkarni |
Place of Publication | New Delhi, India |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 142-165 |
Volume | 1 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9780198099215 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |