Gender discrimination in undernutrition with mediating factors among Bengalee school children from Eastern India

Socio‐cultural and economic determinants and consequences of adolescent undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in LLMICs: a systematic narrative review

“…Interestingly, paternal occupation was more often ( n = 6) associated with stunting and thinness, when compared with maternal occupation, which was only in two cases protective against thinness and stunting . Parental education was, in general, associated with better nutritional status; however, in contrast to parental occupation, here especially, maternal education was negatively associated with stunting and underweight and positively with HAZ, WAZ, and WHZ …”

“…One study showed that per capita food expenditure was positively associated with all nutritional status indexes . Likewise, SES, defined by a wide variety of indicators, was in 15 cases negatively associated with undernutrition or positively with nutritional status indexes . Household resources, including land holdings, possession of cattle, the number of living rooms, rented versus owned home, and housing type were negatively associated with undernutrition indicators or, to a lesser extent, positively with HA and WHZ .…”

“…This was more the case for girls, or when there were more girls in a household . Only one study found a similar association with HAZ . Polygamy, or the number of wives in a household, was positively associated with stunting, while a study in Mali showed how this was negatively associated with HAZ and WAZ .…”

Gender Analysis of Malnutrition: A Case Study of School-Going Children in Bahawalpur

“…Such factors affect the nutritional status of male and female children differently. Mondal et al (2012) have analyzed the gender discrimination in nutritional status of school-going children (6-15 years) in India, by using under-weight and stunting as measures of nutritional status. The study using the primary data of 725 children from Bengalee ethnicity attempted to see the impact of household per-capital income, father's occupational status, number of living rooms in the household, number of siblings in the family on nutritional status of male and female children.…”

“…In the literature there are evidences that children from low socioeconomic background living in poor houses with unhygienic standards, poor sanitary conditions, unsafe drinking water are more prevalent to malnutrition (Mondal et al, 2012). The effect of the socioeconomic status on gender differences in nutrition is influenced by the household's ability and access to resources to realize their preferences.…”