There's no place like home : urban-rural differentials in nutritional status among children in Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.advisorHummer, Robert A.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEkland-Olson, Sheldonen
dc.creatorEbot, Jane Ofundemen
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-04T18:10:26Zen
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-04T18:10:31Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:21:00Z
dc.date.available2011-01-04T18:10:26Zen
dc.date.available2011-01-04T18:10:31Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:21:00Z
dc.date.issued2010-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2010en
dc.date.updated2011-01-04T18:10:31Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractChildren under 5 years of age in Ethiopia experience one of the highest rates of malnourishment in the world. Though there is a growing body of literature outlining determinants of children’s nutritional status, little attention has been given to the nutritional status of the rapidly increasing urban population of children. In this study, I contribute to this gap by asking, “What is the relationship between household residential location, feeding practices of children under 5 years of age and nutritional status?” Using data from the 2000 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, I find that rural children continue to have worse nutritional status outcomes than urban children. I also find that liquid foods, mother’s occupation and household characteristics all are significant externalities associated with household residential location, that impact urban-rural differences in nutritional intake among young Ethiopian children.en
dc.description.departmentSociologyen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1874en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectNutritionen
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectStuntingen
dc.subjectFooden
dc.subjectUrbanen
dc.titleThere's no place like home : urban-rural differentials in nutritional status among children in Ethiopiaen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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