Polygynous Family Structure And Child Undernutrition In Nigeria

Author : Amare, Mulubrhan,Arndt, Channing,Mahrt, Kristi,Mavrotas, George
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan,Arndt, Channing,Mahrt, Kristi,Mavrotas, George Pdf

There is a growing interest in the research literature in exploring how child nutrition is affected by sociocultural practices, such as polygyny. However, evaluation of the effect of polygyny on child nutrition has been hindered by the complexity of the relationship. This paper investigates the effect of polygyny on anthropometric outcomes while recognizing that unobservable household characteristics may simultaneously influence both the decision to form a polygynous union and the ability of the household to adequately nourish children. Polygyny can affect children’s nutrition through increased family size, early marriage, and the level of household investment in child health. In this paper, we apply an instrumental variable approach based on the occurrence of same sex siblings in a woman’s first two births to generate exogenous variation in polygyny. Using data from the 2008 and 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys, we find a detrimental effect of polygyny on child undernutrition, with a greater effect in poorer households and those resident in more urban locations.

Author : Amare, Mulubrhan,Balana, Bedru
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Climate change, income sources, crop mix, and input use decisions: Evidence from Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan,Balana, Bedru Pdf

This paper combines panel data from nationally representative household-level surveys in Nigeria with long-term satellite-based spatial data on temperature and precipitation using geo-referenced information related to households. It aims to quantify the impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity, income shares, crop mix, and input use decisions. We measure climate change in harmful degree days, growing degree days, and changes in precipitation using long-term (30 year) changes in temperature and precipitation anomalies during the crop calendars. We find that, controlling for other factors, a 15 percent (one standard deviation) increase in change in harmful degree days leads to a decrease in agricultural productivity of 5.22 percent on average. Similarly, precipitation change has resulted in a significant and negative impact on agricultural productivity. Our results further show that the change in harmful degree days decreases the income share from crops and nonfarm self-employment, while it increases the income share from livestock and wage employment. Examining possible transmission channels for this effect, we find that farmers change their crop mix and input use to respond to climate changes, for instance reducing fertilizer use and seed purchases as a response to increases in extreme heat. Based on our findings, we suggest policy interventions that incentivize adoption of climate-resilient agriculture, such as small-scale irrigation and livelihood diversification. We also propose targeted pro-poor interventions, such as low-cost financing options for improving smallholders’ access to climate-proof agricultural inputs and technologies, and policy measures to reduce the inequality of access to livelihood capital such as land and other productive assets.

Author : Hiltrud Otto,Heidi Keller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107027749

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Different Faces of Attachment by Hiltrud Otto,Heidi Keller Pdf

This groundbreaking reconceptualization of attachment theory brings together leading scholars from psychology, anthropology and related fields to reformulate the theory to fit the cultural realities of our world. It will be of particular interest to scholars and graduate students interested in developmental psychology, developmental anthropology, evolutionary biology and cross-cultural psychology.

Author : James W. Wood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107033412

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The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming by James W. Wood Pdf

An exploration of preindustrial agriculture that applies insights from biodemography, physiological ecology, and household demography.

Author : Göran Therborn
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9171065369

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African Families in a Global Context by Göran Therborn Pdf

The family is one of the most important institutions of African societies. Where is it going today? How is it affected by global processes, cultural and political as well as economic? How does it compare with family developments in other parts of the world? These are questions which this book addresses. The contributors deal with the African family in a comparative global context, focusing on patriarchy, sexuality and marriage, and fertility; biological and social reproduction in Ghana under conditions of globalization and structural adjustment; Nigerian marriage relations under the impact of current conditions and; family changes in the North (Britain) from a family perspective of the South (South Africa).

Author : Heath, Rachel,Hidrobo, Melissa,Roy, Shalini
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Cash transfers, polygamy, and intimate partner violence: Experimental evidence from Mali by Heath, Rachel,Hidrobo, Melissa,Roy, Shalini Pdf

Author : United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213620014

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The World's Women 2015 by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Pdf

This publication presents statistics and analysis on the status of women and men in the world, highlighting the current situation and changes over time. It is the sixth in a series published since the World Conference on Women in 1995. It emphasizes that progress towards the goal of gender equality has been made in most areas of concern, although uneven and at low pace. Through a life cycle approach, it reveals the challenges and opportunities faced by women at different stages of life and based on where they reside. Trajectories of women and men are highlighted in the statistical findings of the analysis undertaken on population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment and poverty.

Author : Lisa C. Smith
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896291348

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The Importance of Women's Status for Child Nutrition in Developing Countries by Lisa C. Smith Pdf

Until recently the role of women's social status in determining their children's nutritional health went largely unnoticed. That is, until researchers began to ponder the Asian Enigma- the question of why malnutrition is much more prevalent among children in South Asia than in Sub-Saharan Africa, even though South Asia surpasses Sub-Saharan Africa in most of the principal determinants of child nutrition. This report uses data from 36 countries in three developing regions to establish empirically that women's status, defined as women's power relative to men's, is an important determinant of children's nutritional status. It finds that the pathways through which status influences child nutrition and the strength of that influence differ considerably from one region to another. Where women's status is low, this research proves unequivocally that policies to eradicate gender discrimination not only benefit women but also their children.

Author : John Iliffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107198326

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Africans by John Iliffe Pdf

An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.

Author : John D. Speth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441967336

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The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting by John D. Speth Pdf

Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious—meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political—increasing hunter’s prestige and standing—and that the nutritional component was just an added bonus. Through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary research approach, the author examines the historical and current perceptions of protein as an important nutrient source, the biological impact of a high-protein diet and the evidence of this in the archaeological record, and provides a compelling reexamination of this long-held conclusion. This volume will be of interest to researchers in Archaeology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleoanthropology, particularly those studying diet and nutrition.

Author : Hans Groth,John F. May
Publisher : Springer
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319468891

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Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend by Hans Groth,John F. May Pdf

This book examines the promises as well as the challenges the demographic dividend brings to sub-Saharan Africa as fertility rates in the region fall and the labor force grows. It offers a detailed analysis of what conditions must be met in order for the region to take full economic advantage of ongoing population dynamics. As the book makes clear, the region will need to accelerate reforms to cope with its demographic transition, in particular the decline of fertility. The continent will need to foster human capital formation through renewed efforts in the areas of education, health and employment. This will entail a true vision and determination on the part of African leaders and their development partners. The book will help readers to gain solid knowledge of the demographic trends and provide insights into socioeconomic policies that eventually might lead sub-Saharan Africa into a successful future.

Author : Elizabeth Ardayfio-Schandorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Families
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121569920

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The Changing Family in Ghana by Elizabeth Ardayfio-Schandorf Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Birth control
ISBN : IND:30000139527034

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Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Agnes R. Quisumbing,Ruth Meinzen-Dick,Terri L. Raney,André Croppenstedt,Julia A. Behrman,Amber Peterman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401786164

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Gender in Agriculture by Agnes R. Quisumbing,Ruth Meinzen-Dick,Terri L. Raney,André Croppenstedt,Julia A. Behrman,Amber Peterman Pdf

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers—women—lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report’s conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture.

Author : Pyburn, Rhiannon, ed.,van Eerdewijk, Anouka, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896293915

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Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: Past, present, and future by Pyburn, Rhiannon, ed.,van Eerdewijk, Anouka, ed. Pdf

Over the past decade, interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment has grown rapidly, creating a unique opportunity to institutionalize gender research within agricultural research for development. This book, edited by researchers from the CGIAR Gender Platform, reviews and reflects on the growing body of evidence from gender research. It marks a shift a way from a traditional focus on how gender analysis can contribute to improved productivity, flipping the question to ask, How does agricultural and environmental research and development contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment? Chapters synthesize the wide range of CGIAR and other research in this area, covering breeding research and seed systems, value chain participation, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, natural resources, climate adaptation and mitigation, the “feminization” of agriculture, women’s role in agricultural research, and emerging gender transformative approaches.