HIV/AIDS and child malnutrition are pervasive in eastern and southern Africa. This paper employs cross‐country panel data on 20 countries from 1991 to 2017 to explore the macro‐level relationship between HIV/AIDS and child malnutrition. Using instrumental variables (IV) regression, we find that HIV/AIDS is a robust predictor of long‐term and chronic malnutrition. Conditional on various controls, the results demonstrate a positive empirical association between HIV/AIDS and stunting. Moreover, increased access to improved water, female education, and food availability are critical for reducing stunting. These findings underscore the need for an integrated national policy on nutrition and HIV/AIDS and intersectoral collaboration between government agencies responsible for managing nutrition and HIV/AIDS programs.

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东部和南部非洲的艾滋病毒/艾滋病与儿童营养不良

艾滋病毒/艾滋病和儿童营养不良在东部和南部非洲普遍存在。本文采用了1991年至2017年间20个国家的跨国面板数据，探讨了HIV / AIDS与儿童营养不良之间的宏观关系。使用工具变量（IV）回归，我们发现HIV / AIDS是长期和慢性营养不良的有力预测指标。在各种控制条件下，结果表明艾滋病毒/艾滋病与发育迟缓之间存在着积极的经验联系。此外，增加获得水的供应，女性教育和食物供应对于减少发育迟缓至关重要。这些发现强调了关于营养和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的综合国家政策以及负责管理营养和艾滋病毒/艾滋病方案的政府机构之间的部门间合作的必要性。