Maternal nutrition knowledge versus schooling as determinants of child micronutrient status

This study considers the demand for child micronutrient status (represented by hemoglobin concentration). A central focus concerns the distinct roles of maternal schooling versus maternal nutrition knowledge as determinants of micronutrient status. Applying both parametric and non-parametric techniq...

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Published in:Oxford economic papers 2007-04, Vol.59 (2), p.330-353
Main Author: Block, Steven A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anemia
Bildungsniveau
Child care
Child nutrition
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Community health care
Data collection
Developing countries
Development studies
Economic theory
Education
Ernährung
Expenditures
Health economics
Health services
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins
Households
Iodine
Iron
Kind
Knowledge
LDCs
Malnutrition
Micronutrients
Motherhood
Mothers
Mutter
Nutrition
Parent educational background
Preschool children
Proxy reporting
Proxy statements
Schooling
Socioeconomic factors
Studies
Surveillance
Vitamin A
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Summary:This study considers the demand for child micronutrient status (represented by hemoglobin concentration). A central focus concerns the distinct roles of maternal schooling versus maternal nutrition knowledge as determinants of micronutrient status. Applying both parametric and non-parametric techniques to Indonesian household data, the study finds that critical determinants include: child gender and age, household expenditure levels, access to water, and maternal nutrition knowledge. Maternal schooling contributes to child micronutrient directly, but also through its effects on nutrition knowledge and household expenditures. Maternal nutrition knowledge substitutes for schooling, particularly at lower levels of income and schooling.
ISSN:0030-7653
1464-3812
DOI:10.1093/oep/gpm001