Changes in Child Undernutrition and Overweight in India From 2006 to 2021: An Ecological Analysis of 36 States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated changes in priority indicators of child growth from 2006 to 2021 and examined the role of human development measures in these changes.

Methods

We estimated cumulative and annualized changes in state- and district-level child growth indicators using 3 rounds of National Family Health Surveys (2005-2006, 2015-2016, 2019-2021) in 36 states. Outcomes included stunting, underweight, wasting, and overweight. Human development was measured using a principal components analysis of 9 ecological indicators. We contrasted expected versus observed changes in district-level growth outcomes between 2016 and 2021 based on changes in development indicators using 2-way Blinder Oaxaca decomposition.

Results

From 2006 to 2021, the prevalence of stunting, underwei

SUBMITTER: Varghese JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9622276 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature