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dc.contributor.advisorKhan, Wasiqur Rahman
dc.contributor.authorFakir, Adnan M.S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-22T10:03:35Z
dc.date.available2012-01-22T10:03:35Z
dc.date.copyright2011
dc.date.issued2011-08-13
dc.identifier.otherID 09205013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/1596
dc.descriptionThis thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Applied Economics, 2011.
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (page 60-61).
dc.description.abstractEvidence of severe malnourishment and anti-female sex bias has been found in the Korail urban slum settlement of Dhaka. The sex bias is reflected in terms of lower growth dynamics, varying degrees of malnourishment and deprivation in several development indicators. The study deployed a weighted Alkire-Foster methodology for identifying multidimensional poverty and has identified behavioral and public health attributes to play a significantly larger role in reducing malnourishment and sex bias compared to economic variables, such as income and assets. Mother‟s education for the region of study, although lowered malnourishment, was surprisingly found to not play a significant role in sex bias reduction. An ordered logistic regression model was run to determine the statistical significance of the variables which yielded amongst others that deprivations in type of latrine used and in awareness of local medical costing significantly increased malnourishment.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAdnan M. S. Fakir
dc.format.extent74 pages
dc.publisherBRAC Universityen_US
dc.rightsBRAC University thesis reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.
dc.subjectEconomics--Social sciences
dc.titleMalnourishment and sex bias in multidimensional child povertyen_US
dc.title.alternativeA study in Korail settlementen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University
dc.description.degreeM. Economics


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