Association between socio-economic status and childhood undernutrition in Bangladesh; a comparison of possession score and poverty index

To determine how much of the variation in nutritional status of Bangladeshi children under 5 years old can be attributed to the socio-economic status of the family. Nutritional status used reference Z-scores of weight-for-age (WAZ), height-for-age (HAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ). A 'possessio...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2010-10, Vol.13 (10), p.1498-1504
Main Authors: Mohsena, Masuda, Mascie-Taylor, C.G. Nicholas, Goto, Rie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Bicycles
Body Height
body weight
child development
child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Childhood undernutrition
children
developing countries
Economics
Education
Educational Status
failure to thrive
Female
growth retardation
height
home furnishings
household surveys
Households
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Malnutrition
Malnutrition - economics
Malnutrition - epidemiology
mothers
Nutritional status
Possession score
possessions
Poverty
Poverty index
prediction
Principal components analysis
reference standards
Social Class
sociodemographic characteristics
socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
Thinness - economics
Thinness - epidemiology
validity
Wasting Syndrome - economics
Wasting Syndrome - epidemiology
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Summary:To determine how much of the variation in nutritional status of Bangladeshi children under 5 years old can be attributed to the socio-economic status of the family. Nutritional status used reference Z-scores of weight-for-age (WAZ), height-for-age (HAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ). A 'possession score' was generated based on ownership of a radio, television, bicycle, motorcycle and telephone, and the availability of electricity, with categories of 0 to 4+ possessions. A five-point (quintile) 'poverty index' was created using principal component analysis. The Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2004 was the source of data. A sample of 4891 children aged
ISSN:1475-2727
1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980010001758