first and second leading causes of death and morbidity among young children in developing countries. The fact that a large …

This paper focuses on gender aspects upon children?s food security. Using data from the 1995/1996 Nepal Living … Standards Survey, this study attempts to find evidence to whether children are heavier for their age, taller for their age or …?s intra-family status and children?s food security was analyzed with a linear model, where on the left hand side are children …

This study examines the role of women's intra-household status relative to men in children's food security in Pakistan … women's intra-household status and children's food security. …

child mortality is mainly determined by the evolution of macroeconomic environment. The influence of per capita income level … on mortality is frequently underlined. But a given income growth does not have the same effect on child survival if it is … stable or unstable. Indeed, rises and falls of income probably have asymmetrical effects on mortality. The purpose of this …