Large Decrease in Child Stunting despite Limited Improvement in Children’s Food Intake: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

Monica Jain

Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2018, vol. 66, issue 3, 555 - 583

Abstract: Bangladesh recorded one of the fastest reductions in child stunting between 1997 and 2007. Using longitudinal data, I do a descriptive decomposition analysis of this rapid decrease, focusing on nutrient intake relative to other important child health inputs. I find that during the maximum growth faltering age of 6–23 months, there is an increase in the quantity and quality of food intake of the median child but minimal or no increase for those in the lower percentiles and that food intake does not improve height over time. However, for older children (24–59 months), quality of food intake improved over time even in the lowest percentiles, similar to their mothers, and is associated with improvement in their height over time.

Date: 2018
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