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Nutrition, Religion, and Widowhood in Nigeria

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  • Annamaria Milazzo
  • Dominique van de Walle

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Muslim women have appreciably lower nutritional status than Christian women in Nigeria. This difference is explained by covariates. Accounting for those covariates, we find that Muslim widows enjoy higher nutritional status than Christian widows, particularly in rural areas. The patterns are robust to including village effects and confirmed for mixed-religion ethnic groups. The data are consistent with more favorable processes following widowhood among Muslims, namely, inheritance practices and remarriage options. Muslim widows are less likely to be dispossessed of property or to be mistreated by in-laws. Muslim women are more likely to be chronically undernourished but less nutritionally vulnerable to this marital shock.

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  • Annamaria Milazzo & Dominique van de Walle, 2021. "Nutrition, Religion, and Widowhood in Nigeria," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 69(3), pages 951-1001.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/704159
    DOI: 10.1086/704159
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    1. Dongqin Wang, 2022. "How does religion affect health in the gold mining industry? Evidence from Nigeria," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(4), pages 2218-2250, November.
    2. Edeh, Hyacinth O. & Mavrotas, George & Balana, Bedru B., 2022. "Land tenure security and preferences to dispute resolution pathways among landholders in Nigeria," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    3. Genicot, Garance & Hernandez-de-Benito, Maria, 2022. "Women’s land rights and village institutions in Tanzania," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
    4. Djuikom, Marie Albertine & van de Walle, Dominique, 2022. "Marital status and women’s nutrition in Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).

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