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Do Households’ Water and Sanitation Choices Really Matter for Child Health?

This paper investigates the impact of usage patterns of water and sanitation on the health of children in Ethiopia, once supply side factors are controlled for. A comprehensive set of controls is employed to account for individual heterogeneity driven by time-invariant unobservables, time-invariant and time-variant observables. The results from the pooled cross-section estimated by OLS suggest that there is a strong relationship between water and sanitation choices of a household and a child's weight-for-age z-scores.

Do Households’ Water and Sanitation Choices Really Matter for Child Health?

This paper investigates the impact of usage patterns of water and sanitation on the health of children in Ethiopia, once supply side factors are controlled for. A comprehensive set of controls is employed to account for individual heterogeneity driven by time-invariant unobservables, time-invariant and time-variant observables. The results from the pooled cross-section estimated by OLS suggest that there is a strong relationship between water and sanitation choices of a household and a child's weight-for-age z-scores.

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Family Access to Animal Source Foods in Peru

Animal source foods (ASF) are important sources of bioavailable micronutrients often lacking in the diets of young children. Young Lives is an international study of children growing up in poverty. The monetary value of 32 food groups bought or home produced and eaten during the preceeding 2 weeks was reported by 2049 families with children 6-18m in 20 districts of Peru. Cost was converted to US$/month. Median family consumption of food was valued at $82.6/m. 77.7% of food was purchased.

Family Access to Animal Source Foods in Peru

Animal source foods (ASF) are important sources of bioavailable micronutrients often lacking in the diets of young children. Young Lives is an international study of children growing up in poverty. The monetary value of 32 food groups bought or home produced and eaten during the preceeding 2 weeks was reported by 2049 families with children 6-18m in 20 districts of Peru. Cost was converted to US$/month. Median family consumption of food was valued at $82.6/m. 77.7% of food was purchased.

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Trends in Andhra Pradesh with a Focus on Poverty

As background to the Young Lives study, this paper looks at demographic, socio-economic, and poverty trends for the state of Andhra Pradesh during the 1990s. Substantive changes in the demographic structure, composition of economic activity, and trends in poverty are noted. Additionally, it reviews the literature on poverty measurement issues for generic populations as well as for children. A major unresolved issue is a standard and widely accepted definition of childhood poverty although a number of indicators are commonly presented when discussing quality of life for children.

Trends in Andhra Pradesh with a Focus on Poverty

As background to the Young Lives study, this paper looks at demographic, socio-economic, and poverty trends for the state of Andhra Pradesh during the 1990s. Substantive changes in the demographic structure, composition of economic activity, and trends in poverty are noted. Additionally, it reviews the literature on poverty measurement issues for generic populations as well as for children. A major unresolved issue is a standard and widely accepted definition of childhood poverty although a number of indicators are commonly presented when discussing quality of life for children.

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Survey Attrition and Attrition Bias in Young Lives

Longitudinal studies, such as the Young Lives study of childhood poverty, help us to analyse welfare dynamics in ways that are not possible using time-series or cross-sectional samples. However, analysis based on panel datasets can be heavily compromised by sample attrition. On the one hand, the number of respondents who do not participate in each round of data collection (wave non-response) will inevitably cumulate over time, resulting in falling sample sizes, which will undermine the precision of any research undertaken using such samples.

Survey Attrition and Attrition Bias in Young Lives

Longitudinal studies, such as the Young Lives study of childhood poverty, help us to analyse welfare dynamics in ways that are not possible using time-series or cross-sectional samples. However, analysis based on panel datasets can be heavily compromised by sample attrition. On the one hand, the number of respondents who do not participate in each round of data collection (wave non-response) will inevitably cumulate over time, resulting in falling sample sizes, which will undermine the precision of any research undertaken using such samples.

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An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Vietnam

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Vietnam

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

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An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Peru

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Peru

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

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An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Andhra Pradesh, India

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Andhra Pradesh, India

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

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An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Ethiopia

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

An Assessment of the Young Lives Sampling Approach in Ethiopia

Young Lives is a longitudinal research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. The study is tracking the development of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, Peru, India (Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam through qualitative and quantitative research over a 15-year period. Since 2002, the study has been following two cohorts in each study country. The younger cohort consists of 2,000 children per study country aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002. The older cohort consists of 1,000 children per country aged between 7.5 and 8.5 in 2002.

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Adult Education and Child Nutrition

Background: It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. Less explored is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals—mothers' friends, neighbours and family.

Objectives: To examine independent effects of mothers', fathers' and grandmothers' education on child height-for-age and weight-for-age z-score, and the role of community-level maternal literacy over and above parental education and other individual-level factors.

Adult Education and Child Nutrition

Background: It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. Less explored is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals—mothers' friends, neighbours and family.

Objectives: To examine independent effects of mothers', fathers' and grandmothers' education on child height-for-age and weight-for-age z-score, and the role of community-level maternal literacy over and above parental education and other individual-level factors.

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Situating Children in International Development Policy

This article presents a framework for analysing the impacts of evidence-informed policy entrepreneurship, and applies it to a longitudinal policy research project on childhood poverty in the developing world. Drawing on insights from Keck and Sikkink's (1998) work on transnational advocacy, the discussion highlights five key dimensions of possible policy impact: framing debates and policy agenda formulation; securing discursive commitments from key policy actors; bringing about procedural changes; policy reform; and behavioural change.

Situating Children in International Development Policy

This article presents a framework for analysing the impacts of evidence-informed policy entrepreneurship, and applies it to a longitudinal policy research project on childhood poverty in the developing world. Drawing on insights from Keck and Sikkink's (1998) work on transnational advocacy, the discussion highlights five key dimensions of possible policy impact: framing debates and policy agenda formulation; securing discursive commitments from key policy actors; bringing about procedural changes; policy reform; and behavioural change.

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