Weight-for-age malnutrition in Indonesian children, 1992-1999

Waters, Hugh; Saadah, Fadia; Surbakti, Soedarti; Heywood, Peter

doi:10.1093/ije/dyh074

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“…Incidence of under-five mortality declined sharply as mother"s level of education increases. The result buttresses the studies of Waters et al (2004) and Boyle et al (2006) that mother"s education is positively associated with a number of measures of infant and child health and nut ritional status. Also, the above finding may be explained by Isiugo-A banihe"s (2003) in observation that education has been identified as affecting all as pects of people"s lives and it is intricately linked with t he demographic process.…”

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“…Hossain et al (2002) supported a direct causal relationship between mother"s education and child mortality. Waters et al (2004) observed that mother"s education is positively associated with a number of measures of infant and child health and nutritional status. Mothers" plac e of residence (urbanrural distinction) has been used in some developing countries as a proxy measure for li ving conditions to illustrate bot h public and medical health provisions (Suwal, 2001).…”

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Socioeconomic determinants of under-five children health outcome among childbearing mothers in Abia state, Nigeria

Imo¹,

Charlie²,

Chidi³

2017

Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.

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Socioeconomic factors have been identified as affecting all aspects of peoples' lives; and it is intricately linked to the demographic proce ss. They are strong predictors of infant and child health outcome in most developing countrie s. Thi s paper examined socioeconomic determinants of under-five children health outcome with data from a sample of 609 women of childbearing age in rural and urban areas of Abia State. The study utilized explanatory study de sign involving survey re search with a multistage sampling technique and a methodological triangulation of both quantitative and qualitative techniques was adopted in gathering the data. The respondents' age was 32.6±5. 8 years, 84.6% were married/living together, 55.0% had secondary education, while 42.7% were in paid/civil service jobs. Incidence of under-five mortality declined sharply a s mother's level of education increase s. Urban respondents who were in paid or civil service jobs had more incidence of under -five mortality compared to their rural counterparts. The likelihood of experiencing under-five morbidity and mortality signi ficantly reduced with higher levels of mother's education (Odds-Ratio (OR): 0.08) and increased with paid/civil service and farming/petty trading jobs (OR: 2.35 and OR: 2.08, respec tively). The outcome of an under-five child's health depends on socio-economic factors. Maternal socioeconomic factors cannot be employed as a proxy for general social and economic change, but must be examined as important forces in their own rights.

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Socioeconomic determinants of under-five children health outcome among childbearing mothers in Abia state, Nigeria

Imo¹,

Charlie²,

Chidi³

2017

Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.

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“…In Cameroon, for instance, Pongou et al (2006b) showed that the economic crises and large economic adjustment in the 1990s had a long-term impact on child health and survival. Waters et al (2004) found in Indonesia that, maternal education and economic status-as measured by quintile of adjusted per-capita household expenditures-were very strong predictors of children's nutritional outcomes. In most African countries, under worsening socio-economic conditions, there is a decreased attendance at routine health checks which in turn affects children nutritional status (Prevel et al, 2001).…”

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Diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, and fever among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Kandala

Emina

Nzita

et al. 2009

Social Science & Medicine

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Several years of war have created a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with extensive disruption of civil society, the economy and provision of basic services including health care. These challenges are faced against a background of heavy disease burden, especially of HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, and malaria. Health policy and planning in the DRC are constrained by a lack of reliable and accessible population data.Thus there is currently a need for primary research to guide programme and policy development for reconstruction and to measure attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).This study uses the 2001 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey to disentangle children's health inequalities by mapping the impact of geographical distribution of childhood morbidity stemming from diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, and fever. We account for important risk factors and nonlinear effects using a Bayesian geo-additive regression model based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo techniques.We observe a low prevalence of childhood diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection and fever in the western provinces (Kinshasa, Bas-Congo and Bandundu), and a relatively higher prevalence in the south-eastern provinces (Sud-Kivu and Katanga). However, each disease has a distinct geographical pattern of variation. Among covariate factors, child age had a significant association with disease prevalence. The risk of the three ailments increased in the first 8-10 months after birth, with a gradual improvement thereafter. The effects of socioeconomic factors vary according to the disease.Accounting for the effects of the geographical location, our analysis was able to explain a significant share of the pronounced residual geographical effects. Using large scale household survey data, we have produced for the first time spatial residual maps in the DRC and in so doing we have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of geographical variation at province level of childhood diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, and fever prevalence. Understanding these complex relationships through disease prevalence maps can facilitate design of targeted intervention programs for reconstruction and achievement of the MDGs.

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“…Many studies confirmed that economic conditions influ ence the quality and quantity of consumed foods and consequently can be a key factor in the nutritional sta tus of people (12)(13)(14). In addition, in the case of chil dren, the level of their parent education is an important factor which can alter their nutritional status and growth (15)(16)(17). However, these relationships have not been confirmed in Nepal.…”

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Effects of Economic Status and Education Level on the Height and Weight of Community Adolescents in Nepal

Joshi

Rikimaru

Pandey³

2005

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, J Nutr Sci Vit

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SummaryThere is scarce information on the relative importance of socio-economic fac tors in determining the adolescent anthropometric measurements. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of economic status, education level, and food consumption on the height and weight of community adolescents in Nepal. The study was done in the communities of the Kathmandu Valley area in Nepal. All together 426 unmarried adoles cent girls aged 14-19y were selected, The adolescents were interviewed regarding socio economic background (education, occupation and property possessions) and frequency of foods consumption. Height and weight were determined and BMI was calculated. Z-scores of height-for-age and weight-for-age were calculated based on the WHO/NCHS standard to avoid bias by age. The adolescents participating in the survey were categorized into three groups using the various indicators of economic status: Low Economic Status (LES) group, Middle Economic Status (MES) group and High Economic Status (HES) group. The Z-scores of height and weight were significantly lower in the LES group than in the MES and HES groups (p<0.05). The Z-score of height was significantly increased with education level even under the condition of controlling economic level (p<0.05). Since the frequency of milk consumption was significantly related not only with height (p<0.05), but also with economic (X2=31.6, df=4, p<0.001) and education levels (X2=22.4, df=6, p<0.01), the increased height in the groups of the better economic status or the better education level was interpreted to be due to the outcome of the higher frequency of milk consumption. This study indicated that education was a more important factor affecting the height of the ado lescents via improved food habits even under adverse economic conditions.

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Weight-for-age malnutrition in Indonesian children, 1992-1999

Cited by 34 publications

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Socioeconomic determinants of under-five children health outcome among childbearing mothers in Abia state, Nigeria

Socioeconomic determinants of under-five children health outcome among childbearing mothers in Abia state, Nigeria

Diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, and fever among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Effects of Economic Status and Education Level on the Height and Weight of Community Adolescents in Nepal

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