Child undernutrition in India

Raghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha, V S Kulkarni

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDiets, Malnutrition, and Disease: The Indian Experience
EditorsRaghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha & Vani S Kulkarni
Place of PublicationNew Delhi, India
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages142-165
Volume1
Edition1st
ISBN (Print)9780198099215
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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