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A New Avenue for Understanding the Nutritional Status of Children in Guinea

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  • Dorothée Boccanfuso

    (Département d’économique et chercheure au GRÉDI, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, boulevard de l’Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.)

  • Ohiniba Bruce

    (Chercheure au GRÉDI, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, boulevard de l’Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.)

Abstract

Malgré les progrès notables de la médecine, la mortalité infanto-juvénile reste un enjeu majeur dans les pays en développement. L’une des principales causes de cette mortalité, la malnutrition, reste un fléau important et sa réduction demeure la cible principale de nombreuses politiques en matière de santé, développées dans plusieurs pays et organisations internationales. En Guinée, contrairement à certains pays africains, les taux de retard de croissance des enfants de moins de 5 ans ainsi que celui de l’insuffisance pondérale ont augmenté entre 1999 et 2005. Afin de recommander des politiques visant à contribuer à l’amélioration de l’état nutritionnel des enfants guinéens, nous décomposons l’écart de l’état nutritionnel des enfants guinéens observé entre 1999 et 2005 en l’effet détaillé de ses caractéristiques et celui des coefficients des caractéristiques. Les résultats montrent que quelque soit l’indicateur de santé considéré, l’effet agrégé des coefficients l’emporte significativement sur celui des caractéristiques.

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  • Dorothée Boccanfuso & Ohiniba Bruce, 2013. "A New Avenue for Understanding the Nutritional Status of Children in Guinea," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 25(5), pages 714-736, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:25:y:2013:i:5:p:714-736
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