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Is women's empowerment a pathway to improving child nutrition outcomes in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture program

Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso

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ID4594835
AuthorsJ Heckert (0000-0002-3022-8298, International Food Policy Research Institute, corresponding author), Deanna K Olney (0000-0002-2420-8565, International Food Policy Research Institute), Marie T Ruel (0000-0002-9506-348X, International Food Policy Research Institute)
Year2019
Volume233
Pages93-102
Publication date2019-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.016
PMID31195195
OpenAlexW2946513705
LanguageEN
Citations received48
References cited36

Agriculture · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Environmental health · Geography · Political science · Randomized controlled trial · Women's empowerment · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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