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Demographic and health survey
Journal Article
Women’s Empowerment and Child Malnutrition: The Case of Mozambique

Part of Journal Special Issue Inequalities in the least developed countries

Alkire and Foster Demographic and health survey Fuzzy approach to poverty measurement
Journal Article
A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa

The rights-based approach to development targets progress towards the realization of 30 articles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In current practice, progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index...

First-order dominance Sub-Saharan Africa Demographic and health survey
Working Paper
Does women’s empowerment affect the health of children?: The case of Mozambique

In developing countries, women’s decisions concerning their children’s health depend on ‘empowerment’ concerning decision-making, husband/partner’s use of violence, woman’s attitude towards this violence, available...

Alkire and Foster Demographic and health survey Fuzzy approach to poverty measurement
Working Paper
A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa

The rights-based approach to development targets progress towards the realization of 30 articles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index...

First-order dominance Multidimensional poverty Sub-Saharan Africa
Working Paper
Characteristics and determinants of child malnutrition in Mozambique, 2003–11

Child malnutrition continues to be a serious impediment to development both at the individual and national levels in many developing countries...

child malnutrition Stunting Demographic and health survey
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