| Poverty and Nutritional Health of the Child: Some Evidence from 2005 Demographic and Health Survey of Congo |
| Authors: |
Samuel Ambapour, Jean Christophe Okandza, and Hylod Armel Moussana |
| Source: |
Health, 7(11): 1466-1476; DOI: 10.4236/health.2015.711161 |
| Topic(s): |
Child health
Nutrition
Poverty
Wealth Index
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| Country: |
Africa
Congo Democratic Republic
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| Published: |
NOV 2015 |
| Abstract: |
The objective of this study is to identify the ways in which poverty could affect the nutritional health of the child and to analyze the strength of these links. On the whole, it appears that the relationship between poverty (measured by the wealth index) and health of the child (measured by an anthropometric index) is positive and highly significant.
KEYWORDS: Wealth Index, Nutritional Health of the Child, Height for Age, Z-Score |
| Web: |
http://file.scirp.org/pdf/Health_2015111314404619.pdf |