Socio-economic inequalities in children's nutritional status in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2017-2018: an analysis of data from a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has one of the highest levels of child undernutrition globally; however, little information exists on the underlying socio-economic inequalities resulting in undernutrition. This study aims to examine the differences in the nutritional statuses of children across different wealth quintiles and explores the association between malnutrition in children and related factors.

Design

We utilised the 2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data. We estimated the prevalence of malnutrition across all twenty-six provinces. The study used the WHO 2006 child growth standards to measure stunting, underweight and wasting. We employed a mixed-effect linear model to analyse the association between nutritional status and healthcare accessi

SUBMITTER: Qi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature