Time trends in socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence: analyses of repeated national surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Much is known about national trends in child undernutrition, but there is little information on how socio-economic inequalities are evolving over time. We aimed to assess socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence over time.

Design

We selected nationally representative surveys carried out since the mid-1990s for which information was available on asset indices and on child anthropometry. We identified twenty-five countries that had at least two surveys over an interval of 10 years or more, totalling eighty-seven surveys. Stunting prevalence was calculated according to wealth quintiles. Absolute and relative inequalities were calculated and time trends were obtained by regression. Setting Nationally representative household surveys from twenty-five low- and

SUBMITTER: Restrepo-Mendez MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4909139 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature