Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6841448 | International Journal of Educational Development | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Food insecurity is a significant dimension of childhood poverty, but implications for schooling are poorly understood. ⺠Analyses of nutrition, food security and literacy among children in 100 villages in northwest China are performed. ⺠Long-term undernourishment and food insecurity strike the poorest disproportionately, but not exclusively. ⺠Long-term undernourishment may matter for literacy via early achievement. ⺠Adjusting for socioeconomic status, undernourishment, and prior achievement, food insecure children have lower literacy.
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Authors
Emily Hannum, Jihong Liu, Edward A. Frongillo,