Women on the short end of the loaf: intrahousehold food allocation among members of poor Nepalese families.
Intensive and structure intrahousehold observations of the pattern of food allocation in poor rural Nepalese households indicate no difference in the distribution of nutrients between male and female children. In contrast, preferential food distribution patterns among adults show that women are less likely to achieve recommended levels of some nutrients than are men of the same age.
D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011203:Poverty; D016387:Women's Health