Determinants and Trends of Socioeconomic Inequality in Child Malnutrition: The Case of Mozambique, 1996–2011
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Determinants and Trends of Socioeconomic Inequality in Child Malnutrition : The Case of Mozambique, 1996–2011. / Salvucci, Vincenzo.
I: Journal of International Development, Bind 28, Nr. 6, 08.2016, s. 857-875.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants and Trends of Socioeconomic Inequality in Child Malnutrition
T2 - The Case of Mozambique, 1996–2011
AU - Salvucci, Vincenzo
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - We study the extent of socioeconomic inequality in child malnutrition in Mozambique using data from the Household Budget Survey 1996–1997 and 2008–2009, and from the Development and Health Statistics 2003 and 2011. Pro-rich inequalities in the distribution of malnutrition are found for all years, and further decompositions of the concentration index into its components reveal that most of the inequality in malnutrition is due to inequality in consumption. We claim that while absolute levels of chronic child malnutrition tended to decrease over time, socioeconomic inequality in malnutrition did not decrease meanwhile. It actually seems to have slightly increased.
AB - We study the extent of socioeconomic inequality in child malnutrition in Mozambique using data from the Household Budget Survey 1996–1997 and 2008–2009, and from the Development and Health Statistics 2003 and 2011. Pro-rich inequalities in the distribution of malnutrition are found for all years, and further decompositions of the concentration index into its components reveal that most of the inequality in malnutrition is due to inequality in consumption. We claim that while absolute levels of chronic child malnutrition tended to decrease over time, socioeconomic inequality in malnutrition did not decrease meanwhile. It actually seems to have slightly increased.
KW - child malnutrition
KW - Mozambique
KW - socioeconomic inequality in health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938703343&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/jid.3135
DO - 10.1002/jid.3135
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84938703343
VL - 28
SP - 857
EP - 875
JO - Journal of International Development
JF - Journal of International Development
SN - 0954-1748
IS - 6
ER -
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