| Title |
Effect of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on Malnutrition of Infants in Rajasthan, India: A Mixed Methods Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0075089 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Manisha Nair, Proochista Ariana, Eric O. Ohuma, Ron Gray, Bianca De Stavola, Premila Webster |
| Abstract |
Analyse the effect of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a wage-for-employment policy of the Indian Government, on infant malnutrition and delineate the pathways through which MGNREGA affects infant malnutrition. Hypothesis: MGNREGA could reduce infant malnutrition through positive effects on household food security and infant feeding. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 40% |
| Unknown | 6 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 171 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 21% |
| Researcher | 21 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 17% |
| Unknown | 43 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 33 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 11 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 14% |
| Unknown | 48 | 28% |