The association of parental education with childhood undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries: comparing the role of paternal and maternal education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most existing research on the association of parental education with childhood undernutrition focuses on maternal education and often ignores paternal education. We systematically investigate differences in maternal and paternal education and their association with childhood undernutrition.

Methods

One hundred and eighty Demographic and Health Surveys from 62 countries performed between 1990 and 2014 were analysed. We used linear-probability models to predict childhood undernutrition prevalences, measured as stunting, underweight and wasting, for all combinations of maternal and paternal attainment in school. Models were adjusted for demographic and socio-economic covariates for the child, mother and household, country-level fixed effects and clustering. Additiona

SUBMITTER: Vollmer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5420755 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature