The Impact of the Nutrition Improvement Program on Children's Health in Rural Areas: Evidence from China

被引：8
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作者：
Wang, Jingxi [1 ]
Zhou, Lei [2 ]
Yao, Shurong [3 ]
机构：
[1] Chongqing Technol & Business Univ, Ctr Populat Dev & Policy Res, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[2] Chongqing Technol & Business Univ, Res Ctr Econ Upper Reaches Yangtse River, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[3] Sichuan Univ, Sch Econ, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China
来源：
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE | 2022年 / 58卷 / 01期
关键词：
Nutrition improvement program; rural areas; physical and mental health; PSMDID model; SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM; BREAKFAST PROGRAM; OUTCOMES EVIDENCE; NUTRIENT INTAKE; INEQUALITY; URBAN; MALNUTRITION; EDUCATION; FOOD;
D O I：
10.1080/1540496X.2019.1706047
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This study evaluated the nutrition improvement program (NIP) in China. A difference-in-differences model with propensity score matching was employed to diagnose the explicit effects of the NIP on the physical and mental health of students in rural areas, followed by a sensitivity analysis to validate the reliability of the results. Our findings suggest that the NIP improved the physical and mental health of students under compulsory education in rural areas. It was also found that NIP was more beneficial to students with financial difficulties, left-behind children in rural areas and children with one or more siblings. Based on our results, we suggest the government to implement NIP to narrow the health gap between urban and rural children.
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页码：267 / 289
页数：23
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