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Title
The Socio-Environmental Determinants of Childhood Malnutrition: A Spatial and Hierarchical Analysis |
Full text
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/42218/1/nutrients-16-02014-v2.pdf |
Date
2024 |
Author(s)
Sandler, Austin; Sun, Laixiang |
Abstract
Despite a remarkable reduction in global poverty and famines, substantial childhood malnutrition continues to persist. In 2017, over 50 million and 150 million young children suffered from acute malnutrition (wasting) and chronic malnutrition (stunting), respectively. Yet, the measurable impact of determinants is obscure. We evaluate proposed socio-environmental related determinants of stunting and wasting across Kenya and Nigeria and quantify their effectiveness. We combine health and demographic data from Kenya and Nigeria Demographic Health Surveys (2003, 2008'2009, 2013, 2014) with spatially explicit precipitation, temperature, and vegetation data. Geospatial and disaggregated data help to understand better who is at risk and where to target mitigation efforts. We evaluate the responsiveness of malnutrition indicators using a four-level random intercept hierarchical generalized logit model. We find that spatial and hierarchical relationships explain 28% to 36% of malnutrition outcome variation. Temporal variation in precipitation, temperature, and vegetation corresponds with more than a 50% change in malnutrition rates. Wasting is most impacted by mother's education, family wealth, clinical delivery, and vaccinations. Stunting is most impacted by family wealth, mother's education, clinical delivery, vaccinations, and children asymptomatic of fever, cough, or diarrhea. Remotely monitored climatic variables are powerful determinants, however, their effects are inconsistent across different indicators and locations. |
Language
en |
Publisher
MDPI |
Relation
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/42218/; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/13/2014; 10.3390/nu16132014 |
Type of publication
Journal Article; PeerReviewed |
Format
text |
Rights
cc_by_4 |
Identifier
Sandler, Austin and Sun, Laixiang (2024) 'The Socio-Environmental Determinants of Childhood Malnutrition: A Spatial and Hierarchical Analysis.' Nutrients, 16 (13). p. 2014. |
Repository
London - SOAS, University of London
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