Using the Uganda National Panel Survey to analyze the effect of staple food consumption on undernourishment in Ugandan children

Using the Uganda National Panel Survey to analyze the effect of staple food consumption on undernourishment in Ugandan children

Abstract Background The United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals Report, 2015, documents that, since 1990, the number of stunted children in sub-Saharan Africa has increased by 33% even though it has fallen in all other world regions. Recognizing this, in 2011 the Government of Uganda implemente...

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Main Authors: Michelle M. Amaral, William E. Herrin, Grace Bulenzi Gulere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Uganda
Child nutrition
Stunting
Wasting
Staple foods
Longitudinal data
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4576-1

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