INTERNATINAL NUTRITION AND WORLD HUNGER
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DETERMINANTS OF CHILD
MALNUTRITION IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Yewelsew Abebe
MAGNITUDE OF MALNUTRITION
Each year 12million under five death
55% due to malnutrition
PEM
Vitamin A deficiency:
100mill<5yr.olds
IDD
Iron Deficiency Anemia
CHILD MALNUTRITION
Problem in Developing Countries
Malnourished child
Requires intensive care
Less active as adult
Intellectually
Physically
We
ak
DETERMINANTS OF CHILD
MALNUTRITION
What causes child malnutrition?
Strong debate
Required for policy
To reduce child
malnutrition
DETERMINANTS OF CHILD
MALNUTRITION
General Understanding:
No Single cause:
Can have many causes
Two Immediate causes:
Inadequate Diet
Infectious diseases
DETERMINANTS OF CHILD
MALNUTRITION
Lisa C. Smith & Lawrence Haddad
Classified determinants
Data 63 developing countries
1970-1995 (25yrs. period)
For each developing region
Identified six factors
Source: IFPRI, 2000
DETERMINANTS OF CHILD MALNUTRITION
Direct influence
Indirect influence
Women’s education
National Incom
at. Food AvailabilityB
D
UN
Women’s StatusD
Quality of H. Envir.
Democracy
DETERMINANTS:
1. Women’s Education
Key Role
Maintain FF food security
Caring for children
Food Production
Seek health care
Protect
Crucial for child’s nutrition
Natu
ral
DETERMINANTS
2-3.Food Availability & Health Environment.
Food Security
Enough food
For Active & Healthy life
Quality of health Environment
Clean Water
Sanitation
Health Access
DETERMINANTS
4.National Income & Democracy.
Income Growth
Indirect determinants
For Public & Private Investments
Women’s education
Health investments
Democracy
Encourages investment
SUGGESTED PRIORITIES
Food Availability.
1.South Asia
Food Availability.
2.Sub Saharan Africa
3.East Women’s
Asia
Education
Women’s
Education
4.Near East & North
Africa
Women’s Educati
5.Latin America & the Caribbean's
IFPRI, 2000 p89
Survival of
children depends
on mother’s
health
• 68% of
infants born
alive to dying
mothers didn’t
survive
•Siblings
<1year at time
of mother’s
death had only
3% of chance to
WHAT CAUSES MALNUTRITION?
Source: UNICEF
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you