Micro-Level Estimation of Child Undernutrition Indicators in Cambodia

Micro-Level Estimation of Child Undernutrition Indicators in Cambodia

One major limitation to addressing child undernutrition is a lack of the information required to target resources. This article extends the small-area estimation technique of Elbers, Lanjouw, and Lanjouw (2002, 2003) to jointly estimate multiple equations while allowing for individual-specific random errors across equations (in addition to clusterand household-specific random errors). Estimates...

Micro-level Estimation of the Prevalence of Stunting and Underweight among Children in Cambodia

Small area estimation of child undernutrition in Ethiopian woredas

Reducing child undernutrition is a key social policy objective of the Ethiopian government. Despite substantial reduction over the last decade and a half, child undernutrition is still high; with 48 percent of children either stunted, underweight or wasted, undernutrition remains an important child health challenge. The existing literature highlights that targeting of efforts to reduce undernut...

Persistent Inequalities in Child Undernutrition in Cambodia from 2000 until Today

The study assessed the trends of nutritional status of children under age five in Cambodia over four DHS surveys from 2000 to 2014 and the contribution of socioeconomic and demographic factors to its changes. Undernutrition was a public health problem in all surveys. Despite consistent improvement over the years, stunting still affected 32.5% of children in 2014. Wasting prevalence did not impr...

Child Undernutrition in India