Status and determinants of intra-household food allocation in rural Nepal

This study included pregnant women, their mothers-in-law and male household heads from Dhanusha and Mahottari districts

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
6 June 2018
Country:
Nepal
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Food and Nutrition and Health
First published:
22 January 2018
Authors:
Harris-Fry, H.A., Paudel, P, Shrestha, N and Harrisson, T

Abstract

Understanding of the patterns and predictors of intra-household food allocation could enable nutrition programmes to better target nutritionally vulnerable individuals. This study aims to characterise the status and determinants of intra-household food and nutrient allocation in Nepal.

This study included pregnant women, their mothers-in-law and male household heads from Dhanusha and Mahottari districts in Nepal.

This research was supported by the Department for International Development바카라 사이트™s Research to identify intervention for increasing low birth weight in South Asia (LBWSAT) Project

Citation

Helen A. Harris-Fry, Puskar Paudel, Niva Shrestha, Tom Harrisson, B. James Beard, Sonali Jha, Bhim P. Shrestha, Dharma S. Manandhar, Anthony M. D. L. Costello, Mario Cortina-Borja, Naomi M. Saville (2018) Status and determinants of intra-household food allocation in rural Nepal. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2018)

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