Incidence of public health spending on malnutrition for Latin America and Sub- Saharan Africa during 2000-2015, using panel data techniques

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Public spending, Malnutrition;, Panel data

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Jessica Calva
Universidad Nacional de Loja
Yomara Ruiz
Universidad Nacional de Loja

Abstract

Malnutrition is a serious social and economic problem, affecting mainly low-income and indigenous areas. Despite the fact that it has been reduced by 33.8% to date, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa show alarming figures for malnutrition, especially in children.The objective of the research is to examine the incidence of public spending on health in the variation of malnutrition for Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa during the period2000-2015. For the approach of the model, the theory of Mushkin (1962) was used, in addition the data were extracted from the World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank (2019) and the Human Development Data Center (2019). The dependent variable is represented by malnutrition and the independent variable by public spending on health. Panel data techniques were used through a GLS model and structural equations (Structural EquationModeling, SEM). The contribution of the research is to be the first document that analyzes malnutrition with public spending on health in the two regions with the highest rates of malnutrition. The research allowed to conclude in a general way that public spending on health reduces malnutrition, while living in the rural sector, unemployment and inflation increase malnutrition. Therefore, it is recommended that there be a periodic evaluation of public spending on health to guide its impact on reducing malnutrition.In addition, the creation of sources of employment to increase the purchasing power of families and fully satisfy their needs.

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Calva, J., & Ruiz, Y. (2021). Incidence of public health spending on malnutrition for Latin America and Sub- Saharan Africa during 2000-2015, using panel data techniques. Revista Económica, 8(2), 8–20. Retrieved from https://revistas.unl.edu.ec/index.php/economica/article/view/905
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