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. 2018 Jul 31;100(5):1302–1319. doi: 10.1093/ajae/aay053

Table 8. All ASF Types Are Associated with Lower Stunting among Children 18-23 months, although Dairy Has the Strongest Association.

(1) 6-23 months (2) 6-11 months (3) 12-17 months (4) 18-23 months
Dairy -0.020*** -0.008 -0.011* -0.034***
(0.003) (0.005) (0.006) (0.006)
Eggs -0.011*** -0.001 0.001 -0.013**
(0.003) (0.005) (0.005) (0.006)
Meat/Fish -0.017*** -0.014*** -0.005 -0.021***
(0.003) (0.005) (0.005) (0.005)
Other food groups? yes yes Yes yes
Child and household level controls? yes yes Yes yes
Rural dummy? yes yes Yes yes
Survey dummies? yes yes Yes yes
Sub-national fixed effects? yes yes Yes yes
P-value of H0: b(Dairy) > b(Eggs) 0.034** 0.184 0.076* 0.008***
P-value of H0: b(Meat) > b(Eggs) 0.092* 0.046** 0.199 0.152
P-value of H0: b(Dairy) > b(Meat) 0.266 0.202 0.225 0.056*
R-squared 0.150 0.105 0.142 0.169
Observations 130,315 45,316 45,026 39,973
*

= p < 0.1.

**

= p < 0.05

***

= p < 0.01

Note: Unit of observation is a child and the dependent variable obtains a value 1 if the child is stunted, and zero otherwise. Standard errors clustered at the DHS cluster level. Controls are those listed in table 5. Statistical significance denoted at and