1. – Assistant Professor, Economics & Public Policy, Indian Institute Of Management Rohtak
| Received
16-Jul-2019 |
Accepted
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Published
16-Jul-2019 |
Abstract
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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