Socio-economic Determinants of Severe and Moderate Stunting among Under-Five Children of Rural Bangladesh
- Author:
Mostafa Kamal SM
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bangladesh, nutritional status, multinomial regression, rural children
- From:
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
2011;17(1):105-118
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Introduction: Malnutrition among under-five children is a chronic problem in
developing countries. This study explores the socio-economic determinants of
severe and moderate stunting among under-five children of rural Bangladesh.
Methods: The study used data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health
Survey. Cross-sectional and multinomial logistic regression analyses were used
to assess the effect of the socio-demographic variables on moderate and severe
stunting over normal among the children. Results: Findings revealed that over
two-fifths of the children were stunted, of which 26.3% were moderately stunted
and 15.1% were severely stunted. The multivariate multinomial logistic
regression analysis yielded significantly increased risk of severe stunting
(OR=2.53, 95% CI=1.34-4.79) and moderate stunting (OR=2.37, 95% CI=1.47-3.83)
over normal among children with a thinner mother. Region, father’s education,
toilet facilities, child’s age, birth order of children and wealth index were also
important determinants of children’s nutritional status. Conclusion:
Development and poverty alleviation programmes should focus on the
disadvantaged rural segments of people to improve their nutritional status.
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