Impact of the qali warma school feeding program on chronic child malnutrition

Pedro Francke; Gustavo Acosta

doi:10.21678/apuntes.88.1228

Impact of the qali warma school feeding program on chronic child malnutrition

Pedro Francke
, Gustavo Acosta

Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Peru
Duke University

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Abstract

This article provides evidence of the impact of the Qali Warma school feeding program on anemia and chronic malnutrition in children between 3 and 5 years of age in Peru. Drawing on data from the 2014 to 2017 Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey, empirical results were obtained through a quantitative two-step evaluation. First, entropy balancing and machine learning techniques were used to achieve a comparable control group that allowed for robust estimates. Then, employing regressions, the program’s effect on the variables of interest were estimated. The results indicate that Qali Warma has no effect on anemia or on chronic malnutrition in the age range studied.

Translated title of the contribution	mpacto del programa de alimentacióon escolar Qali Warma sobre la anemia y la desnutrición crónica infantil
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-178
Number of pages	38
Journal	Apuntes
Volume	48
Issue number	88
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21678/apuntes.88.1228
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Keywords

Anemia
Child nutrition disorders
Children
Nutrition programs and policies
Peru

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