Endnotes

¹ The paper draws part of the Indonesian experience from an unpublished ADB Study on Indonesia in 2002. For further information on the report, please contact the author.

² The analysis gathered information on GNP per capita and prevalence of underweight preschool children from the tables in World Development Report 2000/2001 and selected 66 countries where the GNP per capita is in a range of $100 to $3000, and which have information on the prevalence of child malnutrition.

³ The raw data for reassessment received from Dr. Razak Thaha (School of public health, the University of Hasanudin), principal investigator of longitudinal study for the evaluation of Social Safety Net project on food supplementation for preschool children.

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1. Choco
   (posted 01 May 2010 / 02:19:03 AM)
   
   is poverty line:
   -less that $1.25/day per adult, or
   -less than $1.25/day per person in the household (including children), or
   -less than $1.25/day per household?
   
   What a loophole in the definition! Clarity required please!
2. naveen
   (posted 17 December 2008 / 08:35:28 PM)
   
   This information explain clearly about the malnutrition and poverty,
   Most poor people who battle hunger deal with chronic undernourishment and vitamin or mineral deficiencies, which result in stunted growth, weakness and heightened susceptibility to illness.
   
   Poor children are the most prone to this and are often the victims to malnutrition, deficiencies, diseases and ultimately deaths caused by hunger.
   
   Today our world is home to 6.6 billion people. The United States is a part of the high-income group of nations which has a population of around 30 crores
3. ms.gilor araneta -tino
   (posted 02 April 2008 / 05:39:12 AM)
   
   Conditions tagged as underweight or underheight has been a problem for a longtime. If we dig further poverty is one cause. I am glad that the schools here in the Province of Albay are recipients of the Food for the School program. In its simple way, this is a BIG solution, RICE ON THE TABLE of every family. I'mm sure that this will help increase the nutritional status of our schoolchildren.