Changes in socio-economic inequality in nutritional status among children in EAG states, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajeev Kumar (0000-0002-9887-0025, International Institute for Population Sciences, corresponding author), Balram Paswan (International Institute for Population Sciences) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1304-1317 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980021000343 |
| PMID | 33500017 |
| OpenAlex | W3123204575 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
Objective: The primary purpose of this study is to examine changes in socio-economic inequality in nutritional status (stunting and underweight) among children in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states. Design: The study is based on the most recent two wave’s cross-sectional data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in 2005–2006 (NFHS-3) and 2015–2016 (NFHS-4). The study used height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-age (underweight) of children as anthropometric indicators. Setting: EAG states including Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India. Participants: The study includes a total of 11 858 (NFHS-3) and 92 630 (NFHS-4) children under 5 years of age. Result: The socio-economic inequality in stunting remained unchanged in all EAG states. At the same time, the inequality in underweight decreased during 2005–2016. On decomposing, the factors contributing to socio-economic inequality revealed that household wealth index, mother’s education and mother’s nutritional status were the largest contributors to stunting (47 %, 24 % and 8 %) and underweight (51 %, 21 % and 16 %), respectively, in 2015–2016. Conclusion: The study concluded the socio-economic inequality in underweight among children under 5 years of age increased over the years in EAG states in India. Altogether, household wealth index, mother’s education and mother’s nutritional status contributed to nearly 80 % to inequality in stunting and 90 % to inequality in underweight in 2015–2016. Hence, efforts should be made to minimise the socio-economic inequality in the nutritional status of children, particularly in EAG states in India
Anthropometry · Body mass index · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Inequality · Overweight · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Underweight · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Mathematics · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |