The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBertscher, Jonathanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-26T14:14:02Z
dc.date.available2014-12-26T14:14:02Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractI adopt two approaches in estimating a childhood nutrition model. In the first, child nutrition enters as a continuous dependent variable, allowing me to estimate the average marginal effects on childhood nutrition (proxied by three anthropometric measures). The second approach allows me to estimate how the probability of being undernourished changes with variations in the explanatory variables, making use of a limited dependent variable approach - after converting child anthropometry into a binary variable indicating whether or not the child is undernourished. The ultimate purpose of this exercise is to inform those involved in the design of nutrition policy in South Africa as in what measures can be expected to be most effective. In addition, I intend to make interested researchers aware of the complexities involved in an attempt to promote more accurate studies that will serve to further refine child nutrition policy.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBertscher, J. (2012). <i>The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10112en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBertscher, Jonathan. <i>"The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10112en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBertscher, J. 2012. The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bertscher, Jonathan AB - I adopt two approaches in estimating a childhood nutrition model. In the first, child nutrition enters as a continuous dependent variable, allowing me to estimate the average marginal effects on childhood nutrition (proxied by three anthropometric measures). The second approach allows me to estimate how the probability of being undernourished changes with variations in the explanatory variables, making use of a limited dependent variable approach - after converting child anthropometry into a binary variable indicating whether or not the child is undernourished. The ultimate purpose of this exercise is to inform those involved in the design of nutrition policy in South Africa as in what measures can be expected to be most effective. In addition, I intend to make interested researchers aware of the complexities involved in an attempt to promote more accurate studies that will serve to further refine child nutrition policy. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa TI - The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10112 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10112
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBertscher J. The complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10112en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleThe complex determinants of childhood nutritional status and undernutrition in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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