Mother’s education level is associated with anthropometric failure among 3- to 12-year-old rural children in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Abstract Maternal education plays a central role in children’s health and nutrition. Living conditions and socioeconomic status are linked with mother’s education, which in turn determines the health and development of a child. The Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) is a single indicator that reflects overall rate of three conventional indices of undernutrition: underweight, stunting and wasting. The study was undertaken among 621 rural Bengalee children (308 boys and 313 girls) aged 3–12 years from the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. Height (cm) and weight (kg) were recorded and NCHS standard values used to calculate z-scores (<–2SD). The same data were used to calculate CIAF as an indicator of ‘anthropometric failure’ (AF) or undernutrition. The prevalence of AF among the children was 59.40%. Chi-squared analysis was employed to evaluate the significance of differences in the prevalence of CIAF between the sexes and the association between nutritional indicators and socioeconomic parameters in the two sexes. Multiple binary logistic regression (MBLR) analyses (including the forward stepwise method) were also performed. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to assess the risk of having AF. Results showed that mother’s education was significantly associated with undernutrition (AF) controlling for the other factors considered. A very high prevalence of undernutrition is persisting in this region of India despite national nutritional supplementation programmes being operational. More attention to the improvement of living conditions and hygiene, and more particularly the education of women, in this population might be effective in attaining improved child growth and health.

Download Full-text

Mother's education is the most important factor in socio-economic inequality of child stunting in Iran

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980013002280 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 17 (9) ◽

pp. 2010-2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Mohammad Hassan Emamian ◽

Mansooreh Fateh ◽

Neman Gorgani ◽

Akbar Fotouhi

Keyword(s):

Concentration Index ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Economic Inequality ◽

Child Growth ◽

International Standards ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Height For Age ◽

Mother's Education

AbstractObjectiveMalnutrition is one of the most important health problems, especially in developing countries. The present study aimed to describe the socio-economic inequality in stunting and its determinants in Iran for the first time.DesignCross-sectional, population-based survey, carried out in 2009. Using randomized cluster sampling, weight and height of children were measured and anthropometric indices were calculated based on child growth standards given by the WHO. Socio-economic status of families was determined using principal component analysis on household assets and social specifications of families. The concentration index was used to calculate socio-economic inequality in stunting and its determinants were measured by decomposition of this index. Factors affecting the gap between socio-economic groups were recognized by using the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition method.SettingShahroud District in north-eastern Iran.SubjectsChildren (n 1395) aged <6 years.ResultsThe concentration index for socio-economic inequality in stunting was −0·1913. Mother's education contributed 70 % in decomposition of this index. Mean height-for-age Z-score was −0·544 and −0·335 for low and high socio-economic groups, respectively. Mother's education was the factor contributing most to the gap between these two groups.ConclusionsThere was a significant socio-economic inequality in the studied children. If mother's education is distributed equally in all the different groups of Iranian society, one can expect to eliminate 70 % of the socio-economic inequalities. Even in high socio-economic groups, the mean height-for-age Z-score was lower than the international standards. These issues emphasize the necessity of applying new interventions especially for the improvement of maternal education.

Download Full-text

Civil Servant and Heigt Level Education of Bugineses Mother not Significance for Support Paticipation in Growth Monitoring of Child

Aloha International Journal of Health Advancement (AIJHA) ◽

10.33846/aijha10304 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 66

Author(s):

Sirajuddin Sirajuddin ◽

Manjilala Manjilala ◽

Mustamin Mustamin

Keyword(s):

Maternal Employment ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Basic Education ◽

Civil Servant ◽

Child Growth ◽

Growth Monitoring ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Mother's Education

Agent of changes in the health program are civil servant and height education level. The objectives of this study was to analyze maternal employment status and education to the participation in Growth monitoring for child (GMFC). The design of this study was cross sectional in October 2014. The unit of analysis was the mother who has children aged 0-24 months in District Soppeng Riaja and Mallusetasi Barru. Sample size was 416 children were taken by randomly on 15 clusters villages. Data were analyzed using Chi Square test. The results that the characteristics of the mother was having children aged 0-5 months (60.1%), mother's education was basic education down (54.6%), maternal employment was not as civil servants (93.8%), aged mother between 15-35 years (84%), participation had not good (67.5%). The results was no relationship between the work of the father, mother and mother's education work with participation GMFC in Posyandu, respectively p = 0.586, p = 0.449 and p = 0.779. There was a significant correlation between age children with participation in monitoring the growth of children in Barru (p = 0.000). Keywords: child; growth monitoring; maternal education

Download Full-text

Relationship Between Maternal Education and Knowledge on Coverage of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ten Stunting Locus Villages in Pandeglang District, Banten

Indonesian Journal of Medical Sciences and Public Health ◽

10.11594/ijmp.02.01.05 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 40-46

Author(s):

Sri Wuryanti ◽

Himmi Marsiati

Keyword(s):

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Occupation Number ◽

Child Growth ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Of Education ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Mother's Education

Introduction: Until now, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is still far from the national target. The success of exclusive breastfeeding is determined by many factors, including the mother’s education, knowledge, and awareness about the importance of breastfeeding for child growth. This study aims to determine the relationship between the mother’s level of education and knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in ten stunting locus villages located in Pandeglang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. Methods: This study uses a cross-sectional design with data collection methods through interviews and direct observation. The population consists of mothers who have children under 2 years of age. The study was conducted for 6 months from November 2019. The variables studied included the mother’s age, occupation, number of children, education, and knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding. Result: As many as 99.6% of respondents have a good level of knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding. The level of education is low at 44.6%, medium at 50.9%, and high at 4.4%. The results showed there was no significant relationship between the mother’s last education and exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.860) and there was no significant relationship between the mother's level of knowledge and exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.558). Conclusion: No significant relationship was observed between the mother’s education and knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in ten stunting locus villages located in Pandeglang Regency, Banten.

Download Full-text

Analisis Hubungan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif dan Pendidikan Ibu terhadap Perkembangan Bayi

Jurnal Kesmas Asclepius ◽

10.31539/jka.v1i2.577 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 96-105

Author(s):

Dewi Sartika Siagian ◽

Sara Herlina

Keyword(s):

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Infant Development ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

P Value ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Mother's Education

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of exclusive breastfeeding and mother's education on infant development. This research is a quantitative observational analytic with cross sectional design. The results of univariate analysis show that most babies get exclusive breastfeeding as many as 46 people (55.4%), low education as many as 56 people (67.5%) and most of the normal development of 47 people ( 56.6%). The results of bivariate analysis of exclusive breastfeeding for infant development by chi square test obtained P value <0,000. Conclusions, there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding on infant development and bivariate analysis of maternal education on infant development. There is a relationship between mother's education and infant development. Keywords: Exclusive ASI, Mother's Education, Infant Development

Download Full-text

Malnutrition and child mortality: are socioeconomic factors important?

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932000018058 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 357-364 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Abbas Bhuiya ◽

Bogdan Wojtyniak ◽

Rezaul Karim

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Economic Condition ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

Malnourished Children ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children ◽

Negative Relationships ◽

Mother's Education

SummaryThe influences of household economic condition, maternal education, sex, and nutritional status of children on mortality were examined using multivariate analytical techniques. Weights of around 1700 children aged 2–60 months in five villages of Matlab, Bangladesh, were taken during the first half of 1981. The children were followed for 18 months and their survival was recorded. The severely malnourished children had a risk of death nine times that of their counterparts with better nutritional status. Female children had a higher risk of death than the males. Mother's education and economic condition of household also showed negative relationships with the risk of death, but the effect of mother's education was modified by economic condition and sex of the children.

Download Full-text

ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL AGE AT MARRIED, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, HISTORY OF BREASTFEEDING, MOTHER'S EDUCATION AND HIGH RISK OF PREGNANCY WITH INCIDENCE OF STUNTING IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE-YEARS

Women, Midwives and Midwifery ◽

10.36749/wmm.1.1.21-30.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21-30

Author(s):

Eka Sri Purwandari ◽

Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani ◽

Reni Yuli Astutik

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Maternal Education ◽

World Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Children Under Five ◽

Under Five ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

History Of ◽

Mother's Education

Background: Stunting among children is a problem that has received serious attention from the Indonesian government. Incidence of stunting has decreased from year to year, but the decline still does not meet the World Health Organization (WHO) target. Stunting occurs as a result of chronic malnutrition, especially during the first 1000 days of birth as a vital phase. Chronic nutritional deficiency as a toddler can be caused by various factors, including exclusive breastfeeding, the number of children that must be borne by the family and mother's education. Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the age of the women at marriage, the number of children, mother’s education, history of breastfeeding and pregnancy risk with the incidence of stunting in children under five years.. Methods: The design of this study was analytic with a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted on toddlers aged 13-60 months in a village of East Java Province, Indonesia, with a sample size of 110 children under five. The statistical test used logistic regression with a confidence level of 95%. Results: Data analysis using logistic regression reveal the relationship between the dependent variable and the incidence of toddler stunting, the following results were obtained: from the mother's age at marriage, the value of ? 0.286, the number of family members ? 0.587, mother's education, ? 0.002, history of breastfeeding, ? 0.884, risk of pregnancy ? 0.696. of the five factors associated with the incidence of under-five stunting in this study, it shows that only mother's education has a very significant relationship with the incidence of under-five stunting (? = 0.002 <? = 0.05). The OR value is 4.724, which means that mothers with primary education have a risk of 4.724 times in the incidence of child stunting. Conclusion: The lower the mother's education provides an opportunity for the incidence of toddler stunting. Maternal education is related to the ability to receive information related to nutrition and child development so that it also has an impact on the preparation of family nutrition. In the long term, improper nutrition can lead to stunting.

Download Full-text

Households Socio-Economic Determinants of Childhood Diarrhoea Morbidity in Selected South Asian Countries

Review of Economics and Development Studies ◽

10.26710/reads.v1i1.114 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 33-44

Author(s):

Sofia Anwar ◽

Aisha Iftikhar ◽

Aisha Asif ◽

Zahira Batool

Keyword(s):

Economic Status ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Strong Impact ◽

Water Type ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Child Gender ◽

Childhood Diarrhoea ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Mother's Education

This study attempts to find out the association between the household socioeconomic factors with childhood diarrhoea in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. To estimate the determinants of diarrhoea, the study uses the data derived from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in three Asian countries: Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal from 2011 to 2013. To find out the diarrhoea morbidity among child under five, the child age, child gender, mother's education and working status, child immunization, source of drinking water, type of toilet facility, washing hands behavior, floor material, and economic status of household has been used as independent variables. Binary logistic model is used to estimate the probability of diarrhoea morbidity among children of selected countries in this study. The results of binary logistic regression indicate that to reduce diarrhoea morbidity, washing hands especially after using toilet and at time of preparing food and eating food can play a major part. Mother's education and work status have significant impact on diarrhoea morbidity. The study concludes that family size has a strong impact on childhood diarrhoea morbidity. In small families, mothers have more time for child care than large families. So the chances of diarrhoea incidence are less in small families.

Download Full-text

Hubungan antara Tingkat Pendidikan Ibu dan Kecerdasan Logika-Matematika Siswa R.A. Muslimat N.U. Ponorog

Nadwa ◽

10.21580/nw.2013.7.2.559 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Kurnia Hidayati

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Education Level ◽

Quantitative Approach ◽

Significance Level ◽

High Category ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Standard Deviations ◽

The Relationship ◽

Mother's Education

This study describes the relationship between mother's education level and students’ logic-mathematical intelligence at the RA NU 074 Ronowijayan Ponorogo. This study was conducted with a quantitative approach through the study of documentation and questionnaires. The data is processed by the formula percentages and standard deviations and analyzed by correlation of contingency coefficients. The results showed that (1) The level of maternal education were high for as many as 10 people or 50%, the categories are as many as 7 people or 35% and the low category as many as 3 people or 15%; (2) Logical mathematical intelligence which include high category with a score of > 62.103 as many as three people, the medium category with a score of 44.697 to 62.103 as many as 13 people and low category with a score of < 44.697 of 4 people and (3) There is a positive and significant relationship between mother's education level and logic-mathematical intelligence RA NU's 074 students Ronowijayan Ponorogo at a significance level of 5% with Φ0 > table or 0.6000606 > 0.444 then H0 is rejected and Ha accepted.Abstrak Penelitian ini menjelaskan hubungan antara tingkat pendidikan ibu dan kecerdasan logika-matematika pada siswa RA Muslimat NU 074 Ronowijayan Ponorogo. Kajian ini dilaksanakan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif melalui studi dokumentasi dan angket. Datanya diolah dengan rumus persentase dan standar deviasi serta dianalisis dengan Korelasi Koefisien Kontingensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Tingkat pendidikan ibu yang termasuk kategori tinggi sebanyak 10 orang atau 50%, kategori sedang sebanyak 7 orang atau 35% dan kategori rendah sebanyak 3 orang atau 15%; (2) Kecerdasan logika-matematika yang termasuk kategori tinggi dengan skor > 62,103 sebanyak 3 orang, kategori sedang dengan skor 44,697 – 62,103 sebanyak 13 orang dan kategori rendah dengan skor < 44,697 sebanyak 4 orang dan (3) Terdapat hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antara tingkat pendidikan ibu dan kecerdasan logika-matematika siswa RA Muslimat NU 074 Ronowijayan Ponorogo pada taraf signifikansi 5% dengan Φ0 > tabel atau 0.6000606 > 0.444 maka H 0 ditolak dan H a diterima.

Download Full-text

Mother’s Education and Antenatal Care Visits in Nepal

Tribhuvan University Journal ◽

10.3126/tuj.v32i2.24712 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 153-164

Author(s):

Bidhya Shrestha

Keyword(s):

Antenatal Care ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Maternal Education ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Mother And Child Health ◽

Mother And Child ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Development Goals ◽

And Child Health ◽

Mother's Education

The proper use of antenatal care (ANC) visit is the first step to prevent both mother and child health. This is also one of the key components to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The study is an attempt to assess the relation between mother’s education and utilization of ANC services in Nepal. It is completely based on data of national representative 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey that covered 2,746 currently married women, aged 15-49 years who had at least one child in the last three years preceding the survey. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effect of education on the utilization of ANC services. Results showed that a higher level of maternal education increased the chance of utilizing ANC services than those with little or no education. The importance of maternal education continued even when other socioeconomic factors are taken into account. This indicates that mother’s education contribute to increase the use of proper ANC services.

Download Full-text

KARAKTERISTIK IBU, RIWAYAT ASI EKSKLUSIF DAN RIWAYAT PENYAKIT INFEKSI DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA 12-59 BULAN DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SUKMAJAYA

Medika Respati : Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan ◽

10.35842/mr.v13i4.193 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Farahdilla Azmii, Firlia Ayu Arini

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Family Income ◽

Maternal Nutrition ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

History Of ◽

Mother's Education

AbstractStunting Prevalence in Sukmajaya District was high enough that could affect brain development. Stunting caused by factors, such as mother's knowledge, mother's education, and family income, history of exclusive breastfeeding and history of infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of stunting, maternal nutrition knowledge, maternal education, family income, history of exclusive breastfeeding and history of infectious diseases related to stunting incidence in infants aged 12-59 months in the working area of UPT Puskesmas Sukmajaya. The research design was using Cross Sectional. Number of respondents in this study were 106 mothers of infant, taken by clustered sampling method. The study was conducted from April to May 2017. Height of infant, mother's nutritional knowledge, mother's education, family income, history of exclusive breastfeeding, and history of infectious diseases were obtained through interviews using questionnaires. The result showed that there were a significant (p <0.05) between correlation mother's nutritional knowledge (p = 0.007), family income (p = 0.037), and history of infectious disease (p = 0.006) to stunting in infants aged 12-59 months. Where as maternal education (p = 0.148) and history of exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.177) there is no correlation (p> 0.05) to stunting in infants 12-59 months. Maternal nutritional knowledge, family income, and history of infection had a significant relationship to stunting in infants 12-59 months. While the mother's education and breast feeding exclusively history is not related to stunting in infant under 12-59 months in the work area of Sukmajaya Community Health Center. Keywords: Characteristics of mother's, breastfeeding exclusively history, history of infectious diseases, Stunting.

Download Full-text