Effects of Credit, Income Diversification and Other Factors on Child Nutrition in Malawi

In this study, six regression equations are used to determine the effects of credit and other factors on the nutritional status of boys and girls in Malawi. No significant effects of access to credit on child nutritional status were found. Same-sex parental preference for child nutrition was found. Infrastructural variables are determined to have the most significant influence in reducing child malnutrition levels. Access to credit is a new measure and its limitations are brought out in the study.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Department dc:contributor.department

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Spear, Kenneth D.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Alwang, Jeffrey R.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Hazarika, Gautam
• Mills, Bradford F.
• Zeller, Manfred

• Malawi
• Credit
• Gender
• Child Malnutrition

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-09242001-211110

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/35164