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Undernutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is There a Sex Bias?

In: Issues in Contemporary Economics

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  • Peter Svedberg

    (University of Stockholm)

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In recent years, several empirical investigations have suggested that female children in South Asia are more frequently undernourished than male children (Chen et al., 1980; 1981; Sen and Sengupta, 1983; das Gupta, 1987; Behrman, 1988), although there are a few counter-indications (Harriss, 1987). Schofield (1979, pp. 82–3) stated that ‘analysis of data from 94 Latin American villages showed that females aged 0–4 years fulfilled 87 per cent of their expected weight/age measurements compared with the 90 per cent level achieved by boys of the same age. The differences, as measured by the t-paired test, were found to be significant at the 0.5 per cent level.’ The evidence available on gender differences in nutrition and health in Sub-Saharan Africa is scant. The most comprehensive quantitative information has been published by Schofield (1979, p. 87). Her analysis of data from 11 African villages showed that adult males fulfilled 101 per cent of their estimated calorie requirement, while women only filled 96 per cent, but the difference was not statistically significant.

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  • Peter Svedberg, 1991. "Undernutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is There a Sex Bias?," International Economic Association Series, in: Partha Dasgupta (ed.), Issues in Contemporary Economics, chapter 9, pages 191-213, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-11579-2_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11579-2_9
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    1. Jackson, Cecile, 1996. "Rescuing gender from the poverty trap," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 24(3), pages 489-504, March.
    2. Eskander Alvi & Seife Dendir, 2015. "Parental Education and Children's School and Work Status in Urban Ethiopia: A Note on Gender Bias," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 83(1), pages 101-116, March.

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