How Much Does Economic Growth Contribute to Child Stunting Reductions?

Mary, Sébastien

doi:10.3390/economies6040055

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“…[21] The annual income showed a significant positive association with stunting proving that the increase in income reduces poverty which, in turn, contribute to optimum growth of children. [22]…”

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The catch-up growth in stunted children: Analysis of first and second India human development survey data

Jayalakshmi¹,

Kannan²

2019

Indian J Community Med

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Context:Change in stunting as the children grow older is rarely found in published literature.Aims:The present paper compares the change in the prevalence of stunting among children as they grow from 0–4 years to 7–11 years.Settings and Design:The present paper is a secondary analysis of India Human Development Survey-I (IHDS-I) (2005) and IHDS-II (2012) data for Kerala.Methods and Materials:In total, 411 children of age 0–4 years and 390 children of age 7–11 years with anthropometric measurements were included in the present study, respectively, from IHDS-I and IHDS-II.Statistical Analysis Used:The statistical analyses were done using SPSS 21.0. The prevalence of stunting was estimated. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed using the Pearson Chi-square test.Results:The prevalence of stunting among children has been drastically reduced (50.4% to 20.3%) while growing older from 0–4 years to 7–11 years.Conclusions:More than half of the stunted children below 5 years regained normal growth, as they grow older.

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The catch-up growth in stunted children: Analysis of first and second India human development survey data

Jayalakshmi¹,

Kannan²

2019

Indian J Community Med

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“…During the last two decades, the relationship between economic growth and child nutrition has attracted noteworthy research and donor attention 24–30. Using a data set of 74 developing countries observed between 1984 and 2014, many concluded that economic growth is not a sufficient condition for child undernutrition reductions,31 while others suggested that factors that contributed the most to the decrease in child stunting are full immunisation, iron supplements and deworming medication 32. Economic growth can lead to widening inequalities in a variety of ways, such as access to education, health and technology, and growth represents an important means to reduce poverty only if income distribution remains constant over time 29.…”

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Does economic growth reduce childhood stunting? A multicountry analysis of 89 Demographic and Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

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BackgroundThere is mixed evidence and lack of consensus on the impact of economic development on stunting, and likewise there is a dearth of empirical studies on this relationship in the case of sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, this paper examines whether economic growth is associated with childhood stunting in low-income and middle-income sub-Saharan African countries.MethodsWe analysed data from 89 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 1987 and 2016 available as of October 2018 using multivariable multilevel logistic regression models to show the association between gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and stunting. We adjusted the models for child’s age, survey year, child’s sex, birth order and country random effect, and presented adjusted and unadjusted ORs.ResultsWe included data from 490 526 children. We found that the prevalence of stunting decreased with increasing GDP per capita (correlation coefficient=−0.606, p<0.0001). In the unadjusted model for full sample, for every US$1000 increase in GDP per capita, the odds of stunting decreased by 23% (OR=0.77, 95% CI 0.76 to 0.78). The magnitude of the association between GDP per capita and stunting was stronger among children in the richest quintile. After adjustment was made, the association was not significant among children from the poorest quintile. However, the magnitude of the association was more pronounced among children from low-income countries, such that, in the model adjusted for child’s age, survey year, child’s sex, birth order and country random effect, the association between GDP per capita and stunting remained statistically significant; for every US$1000 increase in GDP per capita, the odds of stunting decreased by 12% (OR=0.88, 95% CI 0.87 to 0.90).ConclusionThere was no significant association between economic growth and child nutritional status. The prevalence of stunting decreased with increasing GDP per capita. This was more pronounced among children from the richest quintile. The magnitude of the association was higher among children from low-income countries, suggesting that households in the poorest quintile were typically the least likely to benefit from economic gains. The findings could serve as a building block needed to modify current policy as per child nutrition-related programmes in Africa.

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“…107 While this is in line with the findings of several studies, 108 others find that child stunting would be decreased even more, for example by 7.3 percent. 109 In contrast, still others find the relationship to be much weaker or even nonexistent. 110 The relationships between economic growth and child stunting can also differ by region.…”

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Organic production as a prospect for the development of the agricultural sector of the economy

Pasemko¹,

Baga²

2019

KNAU-ES

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How Much Does Economic Growth Contribute to Child Stunting Reductions?

Cited by 39 publications

References 41 publications

The catch-up growth in stunted children: Analysis of first and second India human development survey data

The catch-up growth in stunted children: Analysis of first and second India human development survey data

Does economic growth reduce childhood stunting? A multicountry analysis of 89 Demographic and Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

Organic production as a prospect for the development of the agricultural sector of the economy

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