Malnutrition and Poverty in Guatemala
The objective of this paper is to
document the extent, and distribution of child, and adult
malnutrition in Guatemala; to analyze the relationship
between selected child, maternal, household and community
characteristics, and children's nutritional status;
and, to outline the implications of the most important
findings for nutritional policy. The prevalence of chronic
malnutrition among Guatemalan children in 2000, was the
highest in Latin America, and among the highest in the
world. The data show very strong socioeconomic, and
geographic inequality. The econometric analysis reveals a
strong impact of income, and of inter-generational effects.
Education of adults in the household, and the availability
of infrastructure, are other important determinants of
children's growth attainment. Finally, even controlling
for income, and other household and community
characteristics, ethnicity remains an important determinant
of child nutritional status. The study also reveals an
increasing prevalence of excess weights, and obesity among
children and adults. Over-nutrition tends to be higher among
individuals living in urban areas, and among non-poor, and
non-indigenous households.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Marini, Alessandra,
Gragnolati, Michele |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2003-01
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| Subjects: | ACUTE MALNUTRITION,
AGED,
ANEMIA,
BIRTH CONTROL,
BIRTH INTERVALS,
BIRTH WEIGHT,
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT,
BREASTFEEDING,
CHILD GROWTH,
CHILD GROWTH MONITORING,
CHILD MALNUTRITION,
CHILD NUTRITION,
CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS,
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION,
CLIMATE,
CONTRACEPTIVE USE,
DETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION,
DIARRHEA,
DIET,
DIETS,
EARLY CHILDHOOD,
FAMILIES,
FAMILY PLANNING,
FATHERS,
FATS,
FEEDING PROGRAMS,
FLOUR,
FOLIC ACID,
FOOD PRODUCTION,
GENDER,
HEALTH SERVICES,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS,
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,
HUMAN RIGHTS,
INFANT MORTALITY,
INFANTS,
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
IODINE,
IRON,
LIVING CONDITIONS,
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT,
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN,
MALNUTRITION,
MALNUTRITION RATES,
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY,
MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION,
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION,
MICRONUTRIENTS,
MILD MALNUTRITION,
MORTALITY,
MOTHERS,
NUTRIENTS,
NUTRITION PROBLEMS,
NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES,
NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS,
NUTRITIONAL STATUS,
OBESITY,
OVERNUTRITION,
PARENTS,
POOR CHILDREN,
POPULATION GROWTH,
PREGNANT WOMEN,
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN,
PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION,
PRIMARY EDUCATION,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PROTEIN,
RADIO,
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS,
SANITATION,
SIBLINGS,
SOCIAL EXCLUSION,
STUNTED CHILDREN,
STUNTING,
SUGAR,
UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN,
UNDERWEIGHT RATES,
VITAMIN A,
WASTING,
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2133599/malnutrition-poverty-guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19189
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