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Trends &Patterns of Child Malnutrition in India:A Disaggregated Analysis


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Using National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, this paper examines in detail the trends and patterns in child malnutrition at the national and state levels during 2005-06 and 2015-16. It analyses the regional variations in the nutritional status of children below five years and attempts to provide explanations for the observed pattern. In addition, the study examines the socio-economic inequalities in child malnutrition.At the all-India level, the study finds a limited improvement in the nutritional status of children between NFHS- 3 and NFHS-4. The socio-economic inequalities in child malnutrition continue to persist during this period implying that a relatively greater proportion of malnourished children are concentrated in poor households in both rural and urban India.
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Anand Sharma
Economics & Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India

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Using National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, this paper examines in detail the trends and patterns in child malnutrition at the national and state levels during 2005-06 and 2015-16. It analyses the regional variations in the nutritional status of children below five years and attempts to provide explanations for the observed pattern. In addition, the study examines the socio-economic inequalities in child malnutrition.At the all-India level, the study finds a limited improvement in the nutritional status of children between NFHS- 3 and NFHS-4. The socio-economic inequalities in child malnutrition continue to persist during this period implying that a relatively greater proportion of malnourished children are concentrated in poor households in both rural and urban India.

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