1. Impact of food availability on child mortality: a cross country comparative analysis.
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AGBOOLA, MARY OLUWATOYIN
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CHILD mortality , *FOOD security , *ECONOMIC development , *INCOME , *SOCIAL indicators - Abstract
The study examined the impact of food security on child mortality (infant mortality and under-five mortality), using a dynamic panel data analysis for 114 countries for the period 1995-2009 by considering a wide range of controlled variables such as income, social indicators and policy variables. Th e result suggests that food security has a negative impact on child mortality for all countries and even more impact on child mortality within the food insecure African countries. Therefore, based on the findings of the study; it is recommended that an increase in food security is indeed a positive policy option, particularly within the food insecure African countries, since it ensures a decrease in child mortality within these countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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