This paper provides econometric evidence linking African countries' per capita total as well
as government health expenditures and per capita income to two health outcomes: infant …

Background During the last century we have seen wide-reaching changes in diet, nutritional
status and life expectancy. The change in diet and physical activity patterns has become …

On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing
countries. Understanding the nature and the causes of this rural–urban disparity is essential …

There are substantial regional disparities in under-five mortality in Nigeria, and evidence
suggests that both individual-and community-level characteristics have an influence on …

Background Existing studies indicate that about one in every six children dies before age
five in Nigeria. While evidence suggests that improved access to adequate health care holds …

Although child mortality has declined in India, pronounced regional and socioeconomic
inequality exists. The study examines the effects of individual-and community-level …

One of the most serious weaknesses of the human development index (HDI) is that it does
not take into account the distribution of human development within a country. All attempts to …

This article examines socioeconomic inequalities in maternal and child health care in
Nigeria over an 18-year period. Studies demonstrate that maternal and child mortality is …

This paper examines the relationship between measures of income poverty,
undernourishment, childhood undernutrition, and child mortality in developing countries …

Despite recent improvements in economic performance, undernutrition rates in sub‐
Saharan Africa appear to have improved much less and rather inconsistently across the …