Household food insecurity and children's dietary diversity and nutrition in India. Evidence from the comprehensive nutrition survey in Maharashtra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15535888 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandrasekhar (0000-0003-4790-0869, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, corresponding author), Víctor M Aguayo (0000-0003-1825-4108, United Nations Children's Fund), V Krishna (0000-0002-5777-765X, Government of Maharashtra), Rajlakshmi Nair (United Nations Children's Fund India) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | S2 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mcn.12447 |
| PMID | 29032621 |
| OpenAlex | W2764157772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 9 |
We analyse data from the 2012 Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in the State of Maharashtra, India, which surveyed 2,630 households. This is a unique dataset because in addition to nutritional status of mothers and children, it has information on diets of women and children and household food security. This rich dataset allows us to address three issues: whether household food security predicts higher diet diversity in children aged 6-23 months; whether household food security predicts lower risk of undernutrition; and whether the lower risk of undernutrition in children who live in food secure households is mediated by improved diet diversity for children. We find that children from moderately food insecure and severely food insecure households are more likely to have lower diet diversity scores. We find that the odds of a child being severely stunted, severely underweight, or severely wasted are higher in severely food insecure households. After controlling for children's diet diversity, and other child, maternal and household characteristics, we find that household food security is no longer statistically associated with stunting, wasting, or underweight. However, diet diversity of children is statistically significantly associated with whether a child is stunted or underweight. Our results although not causal provide evidence for understanding the extent to which household food insecurity affects children's diet diversity and how both these factors affect nutrition outcomes in children. Our analysis informs Government of Maharashtra's and India's National Nutrition Mission in their efforts for formulating appropriate policies and programmes to address child undernutrition
Agriculture · Body mass index · Dietary diversity · Diversity (politics · Economics · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Logistic regression · Malnutrition · Odds · Overweight · Socioeconomics · Underweight · Wasting · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 2.67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |