[HTML][HTML] Determinants of household food insecurity and its association with child malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the literature

W Drammeh, NA Hamid… - Current Research in …, 2019 - foodandnutritionjournal.org
Food insecurity is a global public health challenge. Household food insecurity is the leading
risk factor of malnutrition, claiming approximately 300,000 deaths each year. Whether …

Socioeconomic status and academic outcomes in developing countries: A meta-analysis

SW Kim, H Cho, LY Kim - Review of Educational Research, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the multiple meta-analyses documenting the association between socioeconomic
status (SES) and achievement, none have examined this question outside of English …

The association of food insecurity and school absenteeism: systematic review

D Tamiru, T Belachew - Agriculture & Food Security, 2017 - Springer
Household food insecurity not only affects normal physical growth of young children, but
also adversely affects their intellectual capacity and social skills. Studies showed that …

[HTML][HTML] Tendência e fatores associados à insegurança alimentar no Brasil: Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios 2004, 2009 e 2013

TG Santos, JAC Silveira, G Longo-Silva… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2018 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a tendência e fatores associados à insegurança
alimentar no Brasil nos anos de 2004, 2009 e 2013, utilizando microdados da Pesquisa …

Household food insecurity and coping strategies among pensioners in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia

M Asesefa Kisi, D Tamiru, MS Teshome, M Tamiru… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is currently facing new challenges related to food insecurity among the
urban poor. Pensioners are segments of the population with reduced income and working …

Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Longitudinal evidence from Ghana

E Aurino, S Wolf, E Tsinigo - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The burden of food insecurity is large in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet the evidence-base on the
relation between household food insecurity and early child development is extremely …

Prevalence and factors associated with chronic school absenteeism among 207,107 in-school adolescents: Findings from cross-sectional studies in 71 low-middle …

MA Rahman, AMN Renzaho, S Kundu, MA Awal… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite the negative impact of chronic school absenteeism on the
psychological and physical health of adolescents, data on the burden of adolescent chronic …

Youth food insecurity in Ghana and South Africa: Prevalence, socioeconomic correlates, and moderation effect of gender

R Masa, Z Khan, G Chowa - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), food insecurity disproportionately affects adolescents
and young adults. However, youth food insecurity in SSA remains understudied. We …

Strengthening food security in rural Ethiopia

L Cochrane - 2017 - open.library.ubc.ca
Food insecurity in rural areas of southern Ethiopia is widespread; in recent years over half of
all communities in this region have been reliant upon emergency support. However, food …

[HTML][HTML] Gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills among adolescents in India

J Hervé, S Mani, JR Behrman, A Nandi… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among countries. This
paper uses a unique data set with more than 20,000 adolescents in rural India to explore …