[HTML][HTML] Growth in milk consumption and reductions in child stunting: Historical evidence from cross-country panel data
Agricultural and food policies are increasingly being tasked with doing more to improve the
nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting. Which …
nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting. Which …
Neighborhood sanitation and infant mortality
In this paper, we shed new light on a long-standing puzzle: in India, Muslim children are
substantially more likely than Hindu children to survive to their first birthday, even though …
substantially more likely than Hindu children to survive to their first birthday, even though …
The determinants of child stunting and shifts in the growth pattern of children: A longrun, global review
EB Schneider - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article explores how child growth has changed over the past 150 years and links
changes in child growth to the recent decline in child stunting in lowand middleincome …
changes in child growth to the recent decline in child stunting in lowand middleincome …
One size does not fit all. How universal standards for normal height can hide deprivation and create false paradoxes
DJ Hruschka - American Journal of Human Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Public health practitioners and social scientists frequently compare height against onesize
fitsall standards of human growth to assess wellbeing, deprivation, and disease risk …
fitsall standards of human growth to assess wellbeing, deprivation, and disease risk …
[HTML][HTML] Sanitation and work time: Evidence from the toilet revolution in rural China
D Wang, Y Shen - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2020, 46% of the global population lacked safely managed sanitation services.
Poor sanitation may lead to health problems and restrict economic activities. This study is …
Poor sanitation may lead to health problems and restrict economic activities. This study is …
The dirty business of eliminating open defecation: The effect of village sanitation on child height from field experiments in four countries
We examine the impacts of a sanitation program designed to eliminate open defecation in at-
scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India, Indonesia, Mali, and Tanzania …
scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India, Indonesia, Mali, and Tanzania …
Social disadvantage, economic inequality, and life expectancy in nine Indian states
An extensive literature documents the contributions of discrimination and social exclusion to
health disparities. This study investigates life expectancy differentials along lines of caste …
health disparities. This study investigates life expectancy differentials along lines of caste …
[HTML][HTML] The association of early-life exposure to ambient PM2.5 and later-childhood height-for-age in India: an observational study
Abstract Background Children in India are exposed to high levels of ambient fine particulate
matter (PM 2.5). However, population-level evidence of associations with adverse health …
matter (PM 2.5). However, population-level evidence of associations with adverse health …
Sanitation, financial incentives and health spillovers: a cluster randomised trial
Poor sanitation and its consequent negative health outcomes continue to plague the
developing world. Drawing on the finding that financial subsidies have changed behaviour …
developing world. Drawing on the finding that financial subsidies have changed behaviour …
Sustaining latrine use: Peers, policies, and sanitation behaviors
One third of the world's population lacks access to improved sanitation facilities with
ramifications for health, human well-being, and economic development. Although household …
ramifications for health, human well-being, and economic development. Although household …