Role of parental education in reduction of prevalence of childhood undernutrition in Bangladesh

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ID15096032
AutoresMd Belal Hossain (0000-0003-4603-863X, University of Dhaka), Md Hasinur Rahaman Khan (0000-0001-8405-4361, University of Dhaka, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume21
Fascículo10
Páginas1845-1854
Data de publicação2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980018000162
PMID29455704
OpenAlexW2792507913
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas23

Objective Despite progress, levels of malnutrition among children in Bangladesh are among the highest in the world and this is one of the major causes of death in children. The pace of reduction in the prevalence of undernutrition among children is still relatively low. The present study aimed to examine the association between parental education and childhood undernutrition among Bangladeshi children under 5 years of age when adjusting for potential risk factors. Design The data set was extracted from a nationally representative survey based on a cross-sectional study, the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014. Setting The base survey was conducted using a two-stage stratified sample of households. In the first stage, 600 enumeration areas (EA) were selected with probability proportional to EA size (207 EA from urban areas, 393 EA from rural areas). Subjects A total of 7173 children under 5 years from 17 863 households were considered for the analysis. A modified Poisson regression model was implemented to the data for assessing the relationship between parental education and childhood undernutrition when demographic and socio-economic covariates for the child, parents, households and clustering were adjusted. Results Higher parental education level was associated with lower levels of stunting and underweight, but not with wasting. Maternal and paternal education were both significantly associated with the reduction in prevalence of childhood undernutrition in Bangladesh. Conclusions Paternal education appears equally as important as maternal education in reducing undernutrition prevalence among children under 5 years in Bangladesh

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Malnutrition · Obesity · Overweight · Poisson regression · Population · Under-five · Underweight · Wasting · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare