期刊名称：Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development
印刷版ISSN：2222-2855
电子版ISSN：2222-2855
出版年度：2017
卷号：8
期号：21
页码：14-20
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：This paper evaluates inequality in under-five child malnutrition in Nigeria; using cross-sectional data from 2011 multiple indicator cluster survey. The concentration curve was employed to ascertain whether inequality in under-five child malnutrition is pro-poor or pro-rich whereas the concentration index was used to determine the size of this inequality in Nigeria. We found that inequality in malnutrition concentrates amongst the poor under-five children and that the size of this inequality is reasonably large. This result is consistent for the three anthropometric measures of child malnutrition i.e., stunting, underweight and wasting. However, inequality in stunting and wasting were found to be fairly the same and bigger than that of wasting. Put differently, inequality in stunting and that of underweight were found to be the strongest in Nigeria, while that of wasting was discovered to be the weakest. We recommend increase in food production and distribution, investment in nutrition education and increase in access to nutritious food, mainly for children left behind (i.e., the poor children) in the country.
其他摘要：This paper evaluates inequality in under-five child malnutrition in Nigeria; using cross-sectional data from 2011 multiple indicator cluster survey. The concentration curve was employed to ascertain whether inequality in under-five child malnutrition is pro-poor or pro-rich whereas the concentration index was used to determine the size of this inequality in Nigeria. We found that inequality in malnutrition concentrates amongst the poor under-five children and that the size of this inequality is reasonably large. This result is consistent for the three anthropometric measures of child malnutrition i.e., stunting, underweight and wasting. However, inequality in stunting and wasting were found to be fairly the same and bigger than that of wasting. Put differently, inequality in stunting and that of underweight were found to be the strongest in Nigeria, while that of wasting was discovered to be the weakest. We recommend increase in food production and distribution, investment in nutrition education and increase in access to nutritious food, mainly for children left behind (i.e., the poor children) in the country. Keywords: Under-Five Child Malnutrition, Inequality, Concentration Curve, Concentration Index
关键词：Under-Five Child Malnutrition; Inequality; Concentration Curve; Concentration Index
