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Rural–urban differences in children’s dietary diversity in Ethiopia: A Poisson decomposition analysis

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An emerging body of literature shows how low diversity in diets is associated with increased risk of chronic undernutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies in young children. The latest available Demographic and Health Survey data for Ethiopia reveals unusually large differences in children’s dietary diversity between rural and urban areas. Applying recently developed non-linear decomposition methods, this large rural–urban gap in dietary diversity can almost entirely be explained by differences in household wealth, parental education, and access to health services between rural and urban areas.

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  • Hirvonen, Kalle, 2016. "Rural–urban differences in children’s dietary diversity in Ethiopia: A Poisson decomposition analysis," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 12-15.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:147:y:2016:i:c:p:12-15
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.08.003
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    Child dietary diversity; Complementary feeding; Count data; Decomposition analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions

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