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      <JournalTitle>African Journal of Health Economics</JournalTitle>
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        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Review &amp; Research</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>THE EFFECT OF HOUSEHOLD SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN GHANA, KENYA AND ZAMBIA</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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          <FirstName>Eric</FirstName>
          <LastName>Arthur</LastName>
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      <Abstract>The nutritional status of the child plays an important role in the growth and development of the child and affects the child’s economic outcomes in adulthood. However, despite efforts by most SSA countries, child nutritional outcomes remain poor. The study examines the effect of household socioeconomic factors on the child’s nutritional outcomes in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. The study employs the ordinary least squares technique in the estimation, adjusting for sample weights in the dataset. The nutritional status of the child is measured using the weight-for-age z-score. The study used data from the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey. The results show that the nutritional status of the child is positively associated with the nutritional status of the woman, the type of breastfeeding of the child, educational level of the woman and the wealth of the household. Also, the nutritional status of the child is negatively affected when decisions in the household are made by someone else other than the woman. The nutritional status of the child is also negatively affected by the size of the child at birth, the age of the child, and birth order of the child. The study recommends that women are involved in household decision making, particularly in relation to the child. Further, women should be given the necessary dietary requirements to improve the health of the child during pregnancy and after childbirth. Women should be educated to ensure that they breastfeed children exclusively to ensure proper growth of the child.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Nutrition,Breastfeeding,Decision</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://ajhe.org.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=7282&amp;title=THE EFFECT OF HOUSEHOLD SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN GHANA, KENYA AND ZAMBIA</Abstract>
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