Analysis Of The Determinants Of Child Malnutrition In Bihar
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This paper intends to investigate and analyse some of the major factors affecting key indicators of child malnutrition in the Indian state of Bihar. The anthropometric measures of stunted, severely stunted, underweight, severely underweight, wasted and severely wasted has been analysed for children under 5-year age using analysis of variance method against various factors viz. gender, type of place of residence, toilet facility, level of mother’s education and wealth index within state. NFHS – 4 data have been used for the purpose. The study finds a fairly significant effect of these factors on the prevalence of child malnutrition. Proper government intervention is recommended to counter these adverse effects.
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