Gender, nutritional disparities, and child survival in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper examines seemingly contradictory evidence from extant research that son preference is high, but male disadvantage in mortality is increasing in Nepal. To do so, we documented the timing, geographic patterning, and extent of gendered patterns in mortality and feeding practices for children under-five.

Methods

We applied pooled multilevel regression models and survival analysis to five rounds of data from Nepal's nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (1996-2016). We controlled for potential sociodemographic confounders, including child, maternal, household, and regional correlates, and disaggregated findings by birth order and sibling gender.

Results

We found evidence of regional variation in mortality, with girls in wealthy urba

SUBMITTER: Fledderjohann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature