@article{delaLuna:339030,
      recid = {339030},
      author = {dela Luna, Kim Leonard G.   and Talavera, Ma. Theresa M. },
      title = {Influences of wealth index, family size, food security,  and diet diversity status in the growth of Filipino  school-age children in farming households},
      journal = {Journal of Human Ecology and Sustainability},
      address = {2022-11-29},
      number = {2516-2023-1875},
      month = {Nov},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {Undernutrition among school-age children remains to be  highly prevalent in developing countries. The adverse  impact of undernourishment among school-age children could  significantly affect their cognitive development, school  performance, and future productivity. Despite the  government’s efforts in poverty and hunger reduction, the  Philippines continuously sustains a high prevalence of  undernutrition among school-age children. This study aims  to determine the influences of different factors on the  weight, height, and body mass index of school-age children  in farming households. This study utilized data from the  2015 Updating of the Nutritional Status of Filipino  Children and Other Population Groups of the Food and  Nutrition Research Institute. This study includes 1689  school-age children from farming households who satisfied  the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings of this  study suggested that household wealth index, household  size, and food security status affected the weight of  school-age children in farming households. It was also  observed that household wealth index, size, food security  status, and dietary diversity status significantly affect  the height of school-age children in farming households.  Lastly, the wealth index, the age of children, and the  number of 0-10 years old children in farming households  significantly affect their body mass index. The findings of  this study provide empirical evidence that the most  important underlying causes of undernutrition among  school-age children belonging to farming households could  guide policymakers and program planners to craft  interventions that target this vulnerable group.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/339030},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.339030},
}