Religion and Health in Early Childhood
Evidence from South Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4121522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Brainerd (0000-0002-2820-2136, Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in Economics and Women's and Gender Studies, Department of Economics Brandeis University Waltham MA), Nivedita Menon (0000-0002-3871-1081, Brandeis University), Nidhiya Menon (Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics Brandeis University Waltham MA) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 439-463 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2015.00067.x |
| OpenAlex | W1879710621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article studies early childhood health in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, focusing on inequalities in anthropometric outcomes by religious adherence. India and Nepal have Hindu majorities, while Bangladesh is predominantly Muslim. The results suggest that Muslim infants have an advantage over Hindu infants in height-for-age in India (for boys and girls) and in Bangladesh (for boys). However, this advantage disappears beyond 12 months of age, at which point Hindu children in all three countries are found to have significantly better anthropometric outcomes than Muslim children. We report tests that rule out mortality selection and undertake falsification and robustness exercises that confirm these findings. Further results suggest that exposure to Ramadan fasting in utero may lead to positive selection of Muslim male infants, partially explaining the Muslim infant health advantage, but this does not fully explain the shift from Muslim advantage in infancy to Hindu advantage in childhood in all three countries
Anthropometry · Child marriage · Child mortality · Ethnology · Hinduism · Inequality · Population · Sociology · South asia · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Dietary Effects on Health · Medicine · Psychology
Social and economic inequalities in adult mortality in India
Women's Education and Child Stunting Reduction in India
Parental Religion and Spirituality in Early Childhood Development
The effect of religious belief on Chinese elderly health
Patterns of Socioeconomic Inequities in SDGs Relating to Children’s Well-Being in Thailand and Policy Implications
Implementing Religious Characters of Early Children in the Pandemic Time of Covid 19
Food Insecurity Among Older Adults in India
Patriarchy and Child Well-Being
Childcare Arrangements and Wellbeing of Children of Employed Women in Central Uganda
Predictors of age-specific child mortality for India
Christianity and girl child health in India
Long-term effects of access to health care
Stunting in India
Decomposing the gap in undernutrition among under-five children between EAG and non-EAG states of India
Local Social Inequality, Economic Inequality, and Disparities in Child Height in India
The impact of climate change on children's nutritional status in coastal Bangladesh
Women's Political Reservation, Early Childhood Development, and Learning in India
Under the Weather
Child Gender and Parental Investments In India
Long term consequences of early childhood malnutrition
Human capital development before age five
Reconstructing Indian population history
Early-Life Health and Adult Circumstance in Developing Countries
Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment
Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India
Not By Genes Alone
Consumption Smoothing and Excess Female Mortality in Rural India
Height and cognitive achievement among Indian children
Growth reference charts and the nutritional status of Indian children
Tall claims
A qualitative exploration of rural feeding and weaning practices, knowledge and attitudes on nutrition
Missing Women and India’s Religious Demography
Seasonal effects of water quality
Women as agents of change
Son preference and sex composition of children
Women’s autonomy and child survival
Is religion the forgotten variable in maternal and child health? Evidence from Zimbabwe
Impact of Income Growth and Economic Reform on Nutrition Availability in Urban China
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |