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| Title |
Are pre-school girls more likely to be under-nourished in rural Thatta, Pakistan?-a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
International Journal for Equity in Health, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12939-015-0287-3 |
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| Authors |
Rozina Nuruddin, Wilbur C. Hadden |
| Abstract |
Pakistan ranks third lowest on a global gender index (2013) and 13(th) highest on the prevalence of underweight among under-five children (2010). Through this population-based study, we examined gender differentials in the prevalence of stunting, wasting and under-weight defined by World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standard among rural pre-school Pakistani children. We performed secondary analysis of data collected through a cross-sectional survey of Thatta district during 1992-93. Prevalence ratios were calculated for 1051 children aged 0-35 months from 95 randomly selected villages of rural Pakistan using a clustered adjusted log binomial model. Level 1 variables included child and household characteristics and level 2 included village characteristics. Based on the new WHO growth reference, a major proportion of children were stunted (52.9 %), wasted (22.9 %) and under-weight (46.5 %). In a two-level model, compared to boys, girls had significantly greater risk of stunting [Prevalence Ratio (PR) (95 % C.I.) = 1.18 (1.03, 1.36)] and under-weight [P.R. (95 % C.I.) 1.14 (1.03, 1.26)], after adjustment of maternal literacy and village variables. Risk of wasting did not differ with gender [P.R. (95 % C.I.) = 1.04 (0.99, 1.15)]. Mothers of stunted and underweight children were respectively, 21 and 20 % more likely to be illiterate than those of normally nourished children. Sick children were at 16 % greater risk of wasting than those not reported ill. Greater prevalence of stunting and under-weight among girls suggests adoption of a gender sensitive approach in nutritional intervention programmes. Prompt management of childhood illnesses may reduce prevalence of wasting. Better literacy among rural mothers may reduce prevalence of stunting and under-weight. Whether gender differences in nutrition status are an underlying pathway for excessive girl mortality in rural Thatta needs further examination. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 89 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 15% |
| Researcher | 12 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 22 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 15% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 26 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#7,225,144
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#1,115
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#115,944
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