EPAR RESEARCH BRIEF #13
Tue, 01/27/2009
AUTHORS: Joelle Cook, Marieka Klawitter, C. Leigh Anderson
ABSTRACT:
This brief presents an initial examination of the possibility of using Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) as a way to evaluate agricultural interventions. We review DALYs, their formulation, and the data necessary to compute values. A review of relevant literature suggests that to use DALYs as an evaluative tool, an agricultural intervention must be tied to a specific disease, and from there, impacts on DALYs can be assessed.
TYPE OF RESEARCH: Research Brief
RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Household Well-Being & Equity; Health; Food Security & Nutrition
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