Household food security and child nutrition: the interaction of income and gender of household head

摘要: Abstract Data from Kenya and Malawi suggest that food security preschooler nutritional status are influenced by the interaction of income gender head household rather than simply one or other. Not only is total but proportion controlled women has a positive significant influence on caloric intake. Households were disaggregated not in male- female-headed households further into de jure (legal woman) facto (male absent more 50% time). In both Malawi, had lowest income; despite this low income, preschoolers' was significantly better higher male-headed households. The ability to improve low-income environment related combination child feeding practices other nurturing behavior. findings interventions exploit incentives invest children can provide immediate improvements health nutrition where sustained growth possible long term.