Is Discrimination in Food Really Necessary for Explaining Sex Differentials in Childhood Mortality

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4268489
AutoresAlaka M Basu (0000-0002-3346-5467, National Council of Applied Economic Research, autor de correspondencia)
Año1989
Volumen43
Número2
Páginas193-210
Fecha de publicación1989-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0032472031000144086
OpenAlexW2020535975
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas116

In this paper the assumption is questioned that it is the intra-household distribution of food which is an important cause of the observed sex differences in childhood mortality in much of South Asia. An analysis of data from a recent field study as well as a fresh look at information from secondary sources, leads to the conclusion that, at present, the causal link from malnutrition to mortality is ambiguous at best. Other possible real-world determinants of sex differences in mortality are examined and it is found that differential utilisation of modern health care is probably an important such determinant. Finally some of the socio-economic influences on sex discrimination in health care are examined and a case is presented for increasing women's employment outside the home

Demographic economics · Differential (mechanical device) · Distribution (mathematics) · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Malnutrition · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare