Determinants of the Use of Commercialized Complementary Foods for Infants in Rural Ghana

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  • ガーナ農村部における乳児向け商業的補完食品利用の決定因
  • ガーナ農村部における乳児向け商業的補完食品利用の決定因 : 家計の食料生産は代替的か?
  • ガーナ ノウソンブ ニ オケル ニュウジ ムケ ショウギョウテキ ホカン ショクヒン リヨウ ノ ケッテイイン : カケイ ノ ショクリョウ セイサン ワ ダイタイテキ カ?
  • Is Household Staple Food Production a Substitute?
  • 家計の食料生産は代替的か?

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<p>The objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing the utilization of complementary food products for infants in rural Ghana. In particular, we focus on relationships between agricultural production and utilization of commercialized complementary foods such as fomula milk and weaning foods. Descriptive statistics show that commercialized foods for infants are quite popular in rural Ghana. Estimation of the demand functions reveals that agricultural households spend significantly less for commercialized complementary foods than non-agricultural households after controlling for household per capita income. We find evidence that agricultural households substitute maize for formula milk and plantain for commercialized weaning food products.</p>

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