Does economic growth reduce childhood stunting? A multicountry analysis of 89 Demographic and Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa
Background There is mixed evidence and lack of consensus on the impact of economic development on stunting, and likewise there is a dearth of empirical studies on this relationship in the case of sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, this paper examines whether economic growth is associated with childhood stunt...
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| Main Authors: | Olalekan A Uthman, Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Kannan Navaneetham, Michael Kunnuji, Joshua O Akinyemi, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Visseho Adjiwanou, Olatunji Adetokunboh |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-01-01
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| Series: | BMJ Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/1/e002042.full |
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