Parental tobacco use and child death: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys from South and South East Asian countries

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the socio-economic differentials underlying minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among children aged 6–23 months in three economically diverse South-East Asian countries.DesignThe outcome variable MDD was defined as the proportion of children aged 6–23 months who received foods from four of the seven recommended food groups within the 24 h prior to interview. The association between socio-economic factors and MDD, adjusting for relevant characteristics, was examined using logistic regression.SettingWe used cross-sectional population data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys from Cambodia (2014), Myanmar (2015–16) and Indonesia (2012).SubjectsTotal of 8364 children aged 6–23 months.ResultsApproximately half of all children met the MDD, varying from 47·7 % in Cambodia (n1023) to 58·2 % in Indonesia (n2907) and 24·6 % in Myanmar (n301). The likelihood (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) of meeting MDD increased for children in the richest households (Cambodia: 2·4; 1·7, 3·4; Myanmar: 1·8; 1·1, 3·0; Indonesia: 2·0; 1·6, 2·5) and those residing in urban areas (Cambodia: 1·4; 1·1, 1·9; Myanmar: 1·7; 1·2, 2·4; Indonesia: 1·7; 1·5, 1·9). MDD deprivation was most severe among children from the poorest households in rural areas. The association between mother’s labour force participation and MDD was positive in all three countries but reached significance only in Indonesia (1·3; 1·1, 1·5).ConclusionsMDD deprivation among young children was significantly high in socio-economically disadvantaged families in all three study settings. MDD requirements are not being met for approximately half of young children in these three South-East Asian countries.

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Smoking and smokeless tobacco use in nine South and Southeast Asian countries: prevalence estimates and social determinants from Demographic and Health Surveys

Population Health Metrics ◽

10.1186/s12963-014-0022-0 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 58

Author(s):

Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy ◽

Pranil Man Singh Pradhan ◽

Imtiyaz Ali Mir ◽

Shwe Sin

Keyword(s):

Tobacco Use ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Smokeless Tobacco ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Prevalence Estimates ◽

Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

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Wasting and Associated Factors among Children under 5 Years in Five South Asian Countries (2014–2018): Analysis of Demographic Health Surveys

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094578 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4578

Author(s):

Nidhi Wali ◽

Kingsley E. E. Agho ◽

Andre M. N. Renzaho

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

South Asian ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Common Factor ◽

Household Wealth ◽

Health Concern ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Sampling Weights

Child wasting continues to be a major public health concern in South Asia, having a prevalence above the emergency threshold. This paper aimed to identify factors associated with wasting among children aged 0–23 months, 24–59 months, and 0–59 months in South Asia. A weighted sample of 564,518 children aged 0–59 months from the most recent demographic and health surveys (2014–2018) of five countries in South Asia was combined. Multiple logistic regression analyses that adjusted for clustering and sampling weights were used to examine associated factors. Wasting prevalence was higher for children aged 0–23 months (25%) as compared to 24–59 months (18%), with variations in prevalence across the South Asian countries. The most common factor associated with child wasting was maternal BMI [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for 0–23 months = 2.02; 95% CI: (1.52, 2.68); AOR for 24–59 months = 2.54; 95% CI: (1.83, 3.54); AOR for 0–59 months = 2.18; 95% CI: (1.72, 2.77)]. Other factors included maternal height and age, household wealth index, birth interval and order, children born at home, and access to antenatal visits. Study findings suggest need for nutrition specific and sensitive interventions focused on women, as well as adolescents and children under 2 years of age.

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Trends in educational and wealth inequalities in adult tobacco use in Nepal 2001–2016: secondary data analyses of four Demographic and Health Surveys

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029712 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e029712 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy ◽

Sam Harper

Keyword(s):

Tobacco Use ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Relative Index ◽

Index Of Inequality ◽

Wealth Inequalities ◽

Current Tobacco ◽

Over Time

ObjectiveTo measure trends in socioeconomic inequalities tobacco use in Nepal.SettingAdults interviewed during house-to-house surveys.ParticipantsWomen (15–45 years) and men (15–49 years) surveyed in four Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys done in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.Outcome measureCurrent tobacco use (in any form).ResultsThe prevalence of tobacco use for men declined from 66% in 2001 to 55% in 2016, and declined from 29% to 8.4% among women. Across both education and wealth quintiles for both men and women, the prevalence of tobacco use generally declines with increasing education or wealth. We found persistently larger absolute inequalities by education than by wealth among men. Among women we also found larger educational than wealth-related gradients, but both declined over time. For men, the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) for education was larger than for wealth (44% vs 26% in 2001) and changed very little over time. For women, the SII for both education and wealth were similar in magnitude to men, but decreased substantially between 2001 and 2016 (from 44% to 16% for education; from 37% to 16% for wealth). Women had a larger relative index of inequality than men for both education (6.5 vs 2.0 in 2001) and wealth (4.8 vs 1.5 in 2001), and relative inequality increased between 2001 and 2016 for women (from 6.5 to 16.0 for education; from 4.8 to 12.0 for wealth).ConclusionIncreasing relative inequalities indicates suboptimal reduction in tobacco use among the vulnerable groups suggesting that they should be targeted to improve tobacco control.

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Tobacco use in pregnant women: analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 54 low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Global Health ◽

10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70283-9 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (9) ◽

pp. e513-e520 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Rishi Caleyachetty ◽

Christopher A Tait ◽

Andre P Kengne ◽

Camila Corvalan ◽

Ricardo Uauy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Low Income ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries

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Correlates of tobacco use and disease burden - an analysis of the World Health Organisation South East Asian Countries

Tobacco Induced Diseases ◽

10.18332/tid/84228 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jagannath Purushothama ◽

Sudeep Kumar ◽

Vishal Rao U S ◽

Mackwin Dmello ◽

Priyanka Rent

Keyword(s):

Tobacco Use ◽

Disease Burden ◽

East Asian ◽

World Health Organisation ◽

World Health ◽

Asian Countries ◽

The World

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Tobacco Use Among 1,310,716 Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) in 42 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Secondary Data Analysis From the 2010-2016 Demographic and Health Surveys

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3806699 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Radha Shukla ◽

Mona Kanaan ◽

Kamran Siddiqi

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Secondary Data Analysis ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries

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Water and sanitation influence on child health in Namibia: using demographic and health surveys

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development ◽

10.2166/washdev.2021.186 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mona Abdelhady ◽

Anna Alfeus ◽

Ndinomholo Hamatui

Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Child Death ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Under Five ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Child's Death ◽

The Impact

Abstract Important milestones in reducing child mortality rates have been achieved internationally and in Africa. With 76 deaths per 1,000 live births, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to have the world's highest under-five mortality (U5M) rate. In SSA, one child in every 13 dies from preventable causes before reaching their fifth birthday. This study sought to determine the impact of demographic, socio-economic, and environmental determinants on child health in Namibia, using the Namibian demographic and health surveys (NDHS) from 2006 and 2013. A logistic regression model was used to determine the association between improved sanitary facilities and water sources and U5M in Namibia. Improved access to sanitation facilities in Namibia is associated with less U5M rate, according to the 2013 survey. No significant association was observed between improved access to safe water and child's death. In 2013, the greater the mother's level of education, the lower the chance of child death. Finally, the findings demonstrate that mothers with HIV-positive are more likely to experience under-five death. Hence, the Namibian government should increase sanitation facilities and promote maternal healthcare services for less fortunate households to lower the U5M rate.

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Age heaping among individuals in selected South Asian countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932021000249 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Manish Singh ◽

Gyan Chandra Kashyap ◽

Madhumita Bango

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Education Level ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Digit Preference ◽

Innovative Methods ◽

Urban Rural ◽

Rural Place ◽

Using Data

Abstract Age misreporting is a common phenomenon in Demographic and Health Surveys, and there are numerous reasons for this. The trend and pattern of disparity in age heaping vary between countries. The present study assesses age heaping in the selected South Asian countries of Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan using data from the most recent round of the Demographic and Health Survey. The respondent sample sizes were 203,703 for Afghanistan, 2,869,043 for India, 49,064 for Nepal, 81,618 for Bangladesh and 100,868 for Pakistan. Age heaping was assessed by respondent’s age, education level, sex and level of education. Whipple’s index was calculated to assess systematic heaping on certain ages as a result of digit preference. Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India showed stronger preference for ages ending with the digits ‘0’ and ‘5’ compared with Pakistan and Nepal among uneducated respondents. On the other hand, strong avoidance of ages ending in the digits ‘1’, ‘4’ and ‘9’ was observed in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India. However, urban–rural place of residence was not found to be associated with digit preference in the study countries. Among males, age misreporting with the final digits ‘0’ and ‘5’ was highest in Bangladesh, followed by Afghanistan and India, and Nepal showed the least displacement. Strong digit preference and avoidance, and upper age displacement, were witnessed in the surveys conducted in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India on the parameters of sex and education level. Innovative methods of data collection with the measurement and minimization of errors using statistical techniques should be used to ensure accuracy of age data.

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