Kort, Elles (2020) Child nutritional status in Armenia: gender bias or sex differences? Master thesis.
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Abstract
Child malnutrition is a global problem. Although Armenia performs relatively well compared to other developing countries, it still has large numbers of children under the age of 5 years who are either stunted or overweight. Previous research has found parental son preference to play an important role in child malnutrition in several Asian countries such as Bangladesh, China and India. Like these countries, Armenia is characterised by a patriarchal culture and a gender preference in favour of boys. However, this has not been studied in relation to child malnutrition in the country yet. Therefore, this quantitative study examines to what extent parental son preference can be associated with sex differences in child nutritional status in Armenia. It does so in the light of the nutrition transition theory and different parental investment theories. Data from the two most recent rounds of the Demographic and Health Survey in Armenia are used to perform both linear and quantile regression analyses with children’s z-scores for height for age and weight for height as dependent variables, which are indicators for stunting and overweight respectively. The findings of this study show limited evidence for a role of parental son preference in sex differences in both the height for age and weight for height z-scores of Armenian children. Rather, demographic and socioeconomic factors are important in explaining differences in child nutritional status in the country.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Population Studies |
| Supervisor: | Haisma, H.H. and Rutigliano, R. |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2021 10:42 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2021 10:42 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3404 |
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