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Child Undernutrition in India: Proximate Socio-demographic Determinants

In: Analytical Issues in Growth & Structural Change, Macroeconomy, Security, and Sustainability of India's Economic Development

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  • Basudha Mukhopadhyay

    (J D Birla Institute, Department of Commerce)

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The extent of child undernutrition in India is quite high, its prevalence and incidence require explanation. Searches for socio-demographic and economic factors that affect child undernutrition in our country have been made in the literature, but those are exercises based on averages. Using the unit-level information obtainable from NFHS 3, NFHS 4 and NFHS 5, this paper makes an attempt to identify the main social, demographic and economic factors operating in India across the major states, which tend to determine the extent and prevalence of child undernutrition in India and pose a major challenge towards achieving our commitment for sustainable development.

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  • Basudha Mukhopadhyay, 2026. "Child Undernutrition in India: Proximate Socio-demographic Determinants," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Biswajit Chatterjee & Asim K. Karmakar (ed.), Analytical Issues in Growth & Structural Change, Macroeconomy, Security, and Sustainability of India's Economic Development, pages 215-253, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-95-5242-9_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-5242-9_12
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    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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