The Determinants of Child Health and Nutrition : A Meta-analysis

The reduction of infant and child death is one of the eight millennium development goals (MDGs). In addition, one of the goal one indicators is child malnutrition. A central question for the development community is to understand the factors underlying child health and nutritional status. What are the determinants of these indicators, which of these determinants are amenable to policy intervention, and which are the most effective channels for influencing health and nutrition outcomes? Potentially more insightful is analysis using data collected from household surveys which can include such variables. This paper summarizes the conclusions from these statistical studies of the determinants of child health (infant and child mortality) and nutritional status. The results from the various studies are combined using meta-analysis, which calculates the statistical significance of a variable included in more than one study by combining the results of those studies. In this context, the report is structured as follows: part one gives introduction. Part two briefs review of theory to introduce the relevant variables and their classification. Part three discusses data and variable definition and econometric issues, including the use of meta-analysis. The results are presented in part four and part five concludes. Annexes provide more details of the studies reviewed in this paper.

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Main Authors:	Charmarbagwala, Rubiana, Ranger, Martin, Waddington, Hugh, White, Howard
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2004-05-31
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES, ADOLESCENT, AGE OF MARRIAGE, AGED, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANTE-NATAL CARE, ANTENATAL CARE, ANTENATAL VISITS, ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES, BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, BIRTH COHORT, BIRTH SPACING, BIRTH WEIGHT, BIRTH-WEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BREAST FEEDING, BREAST-FEEDING, BREASTFEEDING, CARE FOR CHILDREN, CENTER FOR HEALTH, CHANCE OF SURVIVAL, CHILD BIRTH, CHILD DEATH, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD MALNUTRITION, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD NUTRITION, CHILD NUTRITION OUTCOMES, CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS, CHILD SURVIVAL, CHILDREARING PRACTICES, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLINICS, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, DEATH RATE, DECISION MAKING, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DIARRHEA, DIARRHEAL DISEASES, DISCRIMINATION, DISEASES, DRINKING WATER, DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATED MOTHERS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, FAMILY COMPOSITION, FAMILY HEALTH, FAMILY HEALTH SURVEYS, FAMILY INCOME, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY SIZE, FEMALE CHILDREN, FEMALE EDUCATION, FEMALE LITERACY, FERTILITY, FERTILITY SURVEY, FIRST BIRTH, FIRST BIRTHS, FOOD INTAKE, GENDER, GIRLS, GYNECOLOGY, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FACILITY, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH WORKERS, HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION, HIV, HIV/AIDS, HOSPITAL, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUSBANDS, HYGIENE, IMMUNIZATION, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFANTS, INTERVENTION, LACK OF FOOD, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, LAND OWNERSHIP, LEARNING, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIVING STANDARDS, LONGER BIRTH INTERVALS, LOWER FERTILITY, MALE LABOR FORCE, MARITAL STATUS, MATERNAL AGE, MCH, MEASLES, MEDICAL CARE, METAANALYSIS, MICRO-NUTRIENTS, MICRONUTRIENTS, MIDWIFE, MIGRATION, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MORTALITY RATE, MORTALITY RATES, MOTHER, MULTIPLE BIRTH, MULTIPLE BIRTHS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NUMBER OF BIRTHS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION, NUTRITION OUTCOMES, NUTRITION STATUS, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OLD CHILDREN, OLDER CHILDREN, OLDER MOTHERS, ORT, PARENTAL EDUCATION, PEDIATRIC SERVICES, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLLUTION, POOR HEALTH, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, POPULATION STUDIES, POPULATION SUBGROUP, PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY INTERVALS, PREMATURE BIRTH, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBERTY, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, QUALITY OF CARE, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, REPRODUCTIVE MATURITY, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESPECT, RISK FACTORS, RISK OF DEATH, RURAL AREAS, RURAL RESIDENCE, SAFE WATER, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SCHOOLS, SERVICE PROVISION, SEX, SIBLINGS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SON PREFERENCE, STUNTING, TETANUS, URBAN AREAS, USE OF HEALTH SERVICES, USE PER CAPITA, VACCINATION, VITAMIN A, WASTING, WOMAN, WORKING MOTHERS, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNG MOTHERS, YOUNGER MOTHERS, YOUNGER SIBLINGS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/19881248/determinants-child-health-nutrition-meta-analysis https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20224
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