Undernutrition inequality between Dalits and non-Dalits in Nepal – A decomposition analysis

Hari Sharma and Fabrice Smieliauskas

World Development, 2022, vol. 159, issue C

Abstract: Although Nepal has made substantial progress in child health over the years, there are concerns about whether marginalized (Dalits) groups have made meaningful gains in child health. In this study, we sought to understand undernutrition inequalities between Dalits and non-Dalits in Nepal, the factors associated with such differences, and how these inequalities have changed over time.

Keywords: Height-for-Age; Weight-for-Age; Weight-for-Height; Malnutrition; Caste; Disparities; Nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106040

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