Women’s Empowerment Mitigates the Negative Effects of Low Production Diversity on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal

作者: Hazel Jean L. Malapit , Suneetha Kadiyala , Agnes R. Quisumbing , Kenda Cunningham , Parul Tyagi

DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1018904

关键词: EmpowermentEconomic growthEnvironmental healthHousehold surveyPsychologyWomen's empowermentAnthropometryGroup membershipWorkloadAgricultureDietary diversity

摘要: AbstractWe use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women’s empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal child dietary anthropometric outcomes. Production is positively associated with diversity, weight-for-height z-scores. Women’s group membership, control over income, reduced workload, overall are better nutrition. Control income height-for-age z-scores (HAZ), a lower gender parity gap improves children’s diets HAZ. mitigates the negative effect of low

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