Socioeconomic inequalities in child growth failure in Ethiopia: findings from the 2000 and 2016 Demographic and Health Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Socioeconomic inequalities in child growth failure (CGF) remain one of the main challenges in Ethiopia. This study examined socioeconomic inequalities in CGF and determinants that contributed to these inequalities in Ethiopia.

Methods

The Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys 2000 and 2016 data were used in this study. A pooled unweighted sample of the two surveys yielded 21514 mother-child pairs (10873 in 2000 and 10641 in 2016). We assessed socioeconomic inequalities in CGF indicators using the concentration curve and concentration index (CI). We then decomposed the CI to identify percentage contribution of each determinant to inequalities.

Results

Socioeconomic inequalities in CGF have increased in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016. The CI increased from -

SUBMITTER: Bekele T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature