Child Malnutrition in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

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The objective of this study was to estimate levels of and identify factors contributing to child malnutrition in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. A cross sectional survey was used in rural communities of four zones of Tigray.

Objective: Estimate levels of and identify factors contributing to child malnutrition in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Rural communities from four zones of Tigray.

Experiments

Saving lives versus life-years in rural Bangladesh: an ethical preferences approach

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Using a random sample of individuals in rural Bangladesh, this paper investigates people's ethical preferences regarding relative values of lives when it comes to saving lives of individuals of different ages. By assuming that an individual has preferences concerning different states of the world, and that these preferences can be described by an individual social welfare function, the individuals' preferences for life-saving programs are elicited using a pair-wise choice experiment involving different life-saving programs.

Experiments

Use of Anthropometric Measures to Analyze How Sources of Water and Sanitation Affect Children’s Health in Nigeria

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We used 2008 DHS data sets to construct child height- and weight-for-age Z-scores and used regression analysis to analyze the effects of different sources of drinking water and sanitation on child health outcomes in Nigeria. We also calculated the probability of a child being stunted or underweight as our measure of malnutrition among children aged 0–59 months.

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Demand for health care in HIV/AIDS – affected households in two communities in the Free State

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This paper analyses differences in the choice of health care facility by ill individuals in HIV/AIDS-affected households in the Free State province of South Africa.

Experiments