Abstract
Objective Much is known about national trends in child undernutrition, but there is little information on how socio-economic inequalities are evolving over time. We aimed to assess socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence over time. Design We selected nationally representative surveys carried out since the mid-1990s for which information was available on asset indices and on child anthropometry. We identified twenty-five countries that had at least two surveys over an interval of 10 years or more, totalling eighty-seven surveys. Stunting prevalence was calculated according to wealth quintiles. Absolute and relative inequalities were calculated and time trends were obtained by regression. Setting Nationally representative household surveys from twenty-five low- and middle-income countries. Subjects Children
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2097-2104 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 20 2014 |
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Keywords
- Child
- Malnutrition
- Nutritional status
- Socio-economic factors
- Stunting
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Time trends in socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence : Analyses of repeated national surveys. / Restrepo-Méndez, María Clara; Barros, Aluísio J D; Black, Robert E; Victora, Cesar G.
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AU - Restrepo-Méndez, María Clara
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AU - Black, Robert E
AU - Victora, Cesar G.
PY - 2014/11/20
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N2 - Objective Much is known about national trends in child undernutrition, but there is little information on how socio-economic inequalities are evolving over time. We aimed to assess socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence over time. Design We selected nationally representative surveys carried out since the mid-1990s for which information was available on asset indices and on child anthropometry. We identified twenty-five countries that had at least two surveys over an interval of 10 years or more, totalling eighty-seven surveys. Stunting prevalence was calculated according to wealth quintiles. Absolute and relative inequalities were calculated and time trends were obtained by regression. Setting Nationally representative household surveys from twenty-five low- and middle-income countries. Subjects Children
AB - Objective Much is known about national trends in child undernutrition, but there is little information on how socio-economic inequalities are evolving over time. We aimed to assess socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence over time. Design We selected nationally representative surveys carried out since the mid-1990s for which information was available on asset indices and on child anthropometry. We identified twenty-five countries that had at least two surveys over an interval of 10 years or more, totalling eighty-seven surveys. Stunting prevalence was calculated according to wealth quintiles. Absolute and relative inequalities were calculated and time trends were obtained by regression. Setting Nationally representative household surveys from twenty-five low- and middle-income countries. Subjects Children
KW - Child
KW - Malnutrition
KW - Nutritional status
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