Mother's education is the most important factor in socio-economic inequality of child stunting in Iran

Public Health Nutrition

Akbar Fotouhi¹  Mansooreh Fateh¹  Neman Gorgani¹  Mohammad Hassan Emamian¹ 

关键词: Malnutrition;    Inequality;    Socio-economic factors;    Iran;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980013002280

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjective Malnutrition is one of the most important health problems, especially in developing countries. The present study aimed to describe the socio-economic inequality in stunting and its determinants in Iran for the first time.DesignCross-sectional, population-based survey, carried out in 2009. Using randomized cluster sampling, weight and height of children were measured and anthropometric indices were calculated based on child growth standards given by the WHO. Socio-economic status of families was determined using principal component analysis on household assets and social specifications of families. The concentration index was used to calculate socio-economic inequality in stunting and its determinants were measured by decomposition of this index. Factors affecting the gap between socio-economic groups were recognized by using the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition method.SettingShahroud District in north-eastern Iran.SubjectsChildren (n 1395) aged

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