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dc.creatorDasgupta, S.
dc.creatorMustafa, M.G.
dc.creatorPaul, T.
dc.creatorWheeler, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-27T16:02:19Z
dc.date.available2018-07-27T16:02:19Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier4201_2017_Dasgupta_Socioeconomics.pdf
dc.identifier.citationPolicy Research Working Paper; no. 8217. World Bank: Washington, DC. [open access]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/27
dc.description.abstractChild malnutrition in Bangladesh exceeds WHOs threshold for public health emergencies. Using more than 36,000 records from several waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, the research focuses on the socioeconomic determinants of household consumption of all animal-source foods; the socioeconomic determinants of fish consumption, given its importance in the Bangladeshi diet; and the impact of observed consumption patterns on mortality and resistance to infectious diseases for children in their first years of life. Better maternal education and family economic status significantly increase the level of animal-source food intake, but they decrease the consumption share of fish. This suggests that increased income and education impart a "status bias" toward eggs and meat, even though they are more expensive and less beneficial than fish for child health. In addition, mothers individual preferences for different animal-source foods, and the seasonal availability of fish during the pre- and post-partum periods have large effects on child mortality and significant effects on resistance to several common childhood illnesses. These findings highlight the importance of programs to increase supply of fish, maternal nutrition education and more public health programs to promote fish consumption."
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dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.sourcePolicy Research Working Papers
dc.titleThe socioeconomics of fish consumption and child health in Bangladesh
dc.typeWorking Paper
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDasgupta, S. et al. (2017). The socioeconomics of fish consumption and child health in Bangladesh. Policy Research Working Paper; no. 8217. World Bank: Washington, DC.
cg.contributor.crpFish
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.identifier.worldfish4201
cg.subject.agrovocfish
cg.subject.agrovochouseholds
cg.subject.agrovocnutrition
cg.subject.agrovocsurveys
cg.contributor.affiliationLead Environmental Economist
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.contributor.affiliationLead Environmental Specialist
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Resources Institute (WRI)
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorMustafa, M.G.
cg.description.themeSustainable aquaculture
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8217en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8217


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