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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 481-495 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom) |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 17 May 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2018 |
Abstract
This article aims to understand the relation between household food security and individual undernutrition. The multitude of indicators available raises the question which aspects of food security are captured by the respective indicator. In our analysis, we first assess the relation between the dimensions of food security and households’ socioeconomic characteristics. Second, we examine whether household indicators detect undernutrition in children. Finally, we investigate the role of individual-specific characteristics for child undernutrition. The analysis is based on a novel data set of 1,200 rural households from Cambodia and Lao PDR, which combines household- and individual-level data. We capture household food security by three indicators including a dietary diversity score, a consumption behavior measure, and an experiential measure. Individual nutrition status is measured via anthropometric indicators. Our results show that different household-level indicators capture fundamentally different aspects of food security. Moreover, household food security fails to explain stunting for children under five. Dietary diversity indicators, however, explain underweight in children to a small extent. We call for more research on intrahousehold allocation of food and stress the implications of our research for the design and targeting of food and nutrition support programs.
Keywords
- Food security, Human development, Poverty, Southeast Asia, Undernutrition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom), Vol. 49, No. 4, 02.07.2018, p. 481-495.
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T1 - Matching food security and malnutrition indicators
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AU - Bühler, Dorothee
AU - Hartje, Rebecca
AU - Grote, Ulrike
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