Predictors of Child’s Health in Pakistan and the Moderating Role of Birth Spacing

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ID15469834
AutoresMuhammad Farhan Asif (0000-0002-8506-2475, National College of Business Administration and Economics, autor correspondente), Salima Meherali (0000-0002-8132-8600, University of Alberta), Ghulam Abid (0000-0002-3271-9082, Kinnaird College for Women University), Muhammad Safdar Khan (King Edward Medical University), Zohra Lassi (0000-0002-5350-6334, The University of Adelaide), Zohra S Lassi (Robinson Research Institute, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo3
Páginas1759-1759
Data de publicação2022-02-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19031759
PMID35162782
OpenAlexW4210606257
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas40

There is a consensus that better health should be viewed both as a means and an end to achieve development. The level of development should be judged by the health status of the population and the fair distribution of health services across the people. Many determinants affect a child's health. This study aimed to explore a child's health predictors and the moderating role of birth spacing on the association between mother's health care services utilization (MHCSU) and a child's health. In this study, we used the dataset of Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18 to explore the predictors of child health and the moderating role of birth spacing through binary logistic regression, using SPSS version 20. The results showed an association of mother's age (35 to 49 years), her education (at least secondary), health care services (more accessible), father's education (at least secondary), their wealth status (high), and exposure to mass media to improved child health. However, the effect of a mother's employment status (employed) on her child's health is significant and negative. The coefficient of moderation term indicated that the moderating role of birth spacing on the association between MHCSU and a child's health is positive. We conclude that birth spacing is a strong predictor for improving a child's health. The association between MHCSU and child's health is more distinct and positive when the birth spacing is at least 33 months

Affect (linguistics · Association (psychology · Child health · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health indicator · Logistic regression · Moderation · Population · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology