Reducing child undernutrition : which parent’s education matters most? - policy brief
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2017-06
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University of Goettingen
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Reducing child undernutrition is a global development goal. To move towards this goal, a better understanding of the determinants of adverse nutritional outcomes such as stunted growth or being underweight is helpful. Traditionally, research in this area has emphasized the role of maternal education as a means to improve child health and, in particular, to reduce undernutrition, at the expense of neglecting the role of fathers. In an article published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, Vollmer et al. (2016) systematically compare the role of maternal and paternal schooling in order to identify the differences between the two.
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GrOW G2E. (2017). Reducing child undernutrition: which parent's education matters most? 2017:5. Goettingen, Germany: University of Goettingen.