Nutrition in Nepal : A National Development Priority

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ASSETS;    ACCESS TO FOOD;    ACUTE MALNUTRITION;    ANEMIA;    ANTENATAL CARE;   

RP-ID  :  68378

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Malnutrition results from different combinations of immediate, underlying, and basicdeterminants. Inadequate dietary intake and disease are the immediate determinants ofundernutrition. Underlying the immediate causes of undernutrition are three areas: (1) foodsecurity, (2) health services and health environment, and (3) care for women and children.Education is also critical. At the base of the framework are a host of interrelated causes includingresources, economic structure, political and ideological structure, and formal and informalinstitutions.